My Mother, Amy Tan

According to Jing-mei's mother, what are the "two kinds"?

• Daughters who obey and daughters who follow their own minds

• Great pianists and all other pianists

• People wh try their best best and people wh are lazy

• Parents are proud and loving... and parents who are selfish

In "Two Kinds," how does the mother feel about life in America?

• She is deptessed and bitter

• She is fearful and nervous

• She is resentful and angry

• She is optimistic and expectant

"Of course, you can be a prodigy, too," my mother told me when I was nine. Jing-mei’s mother’s expectations in this excerpt (page 1) help to develop…

• Jing-mei’s sense of shame
• Jing-mei’s  sense of loyalty
• Jing-mei’s sense of disappointment
• Jing-mei’s sense of opportunity and hope

When Jing-mei says: “I liked the haircut, and it made me actually look forward to my future fame” (p. 1), we can infer that Jing-mei is…

• Ambitious
• Shy
• Disrespectful
• Stubborn

“I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations” (p.2). This quote suggests that Jing-mei at this point…

• hates tests
• hates letting her mother down
• hates letting herself down
• doesn’t care about what her mother says

In “Two Kinds,” why does the mother take her daughter to get her hair curled?

• She wants her daughter to look more grown—up.
• She wants her daughter to look taller.
• She wants her daughter to look like Shirley Temple.
• She wants her daughter to be a child model.

In “Two Kinds,” why is the daughter at first excited about her mother’s expectations for her?

• She identifies with the child star, Shirley Temple.
• She hopes that she will win her parents’ approval.
• She wants to prove that she has more talent than Waverly.
• She is bored and hopes to find an outlet for her talent.

What is a central idea of “Two Kinds”?

•  If you do not succeed at first, try again.
• A happy family requires obedient children.
• An important part of growing up is balancing one’s own goals and desires with others’.
• Parents who expect a lot will inspire high levels of achievement in their children.

“Of course, you could be a prodigy, too.” Which is a synonym for prodigy?

• Loser
• Talentless
• Genius
• Performer

The following quote: "Why don't you like me the way I am?" I cried. "I'm not a genius!” suggests that…

• Jing-mei is rude 
• Jing-mei is frustrated
• Jing-mei is sad
• Jing-mei is stubborn