Two Kinds

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.

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The first line of "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America," informs the reader that the narration is in__________ person.

• First

• Second

• Third

• Last

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Read the sentence from “Two Kinds.”

Mr. Chong, whom I secretly nicknamed Old Chong, was very strange, always tapping his fingers to the silent music of an invisible orchestra.

Use your knowledge of the Latin prefix in- to choose the synonym for the word invisible in the sentence.

• able to be divided

• not able to be seen

• not able to be divided

• able to be seen

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Discuss the mother-daughter relationship in Two Kinds and how it contributes to the overall theme (message) of the story.

• The mother-daughter relationship in Two Kinds is characterized by harmony and understanding, as the mother supports her daughter's dreams.

• The mother-daughter relationship in Two Kinds is characterized by indifference, as the mother and daughter have little interaction.

• The mother-daughter relationship in Two Kinds is characterized by mutual respect, as the mother and daughter always agree on everything.

• The mother-daughter relationship in Two Kinds is characterized by conflict and misunderstanding, as the mother pushes her daughter to fulfill her own unfulfilled dreams.

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How does the theme of identity play out in Two Kinds? Provide examples from the text to support your answer.

• The theme of identity in Two Kinds is about the mother's struggle to find her own identity.

• The theme of identity in Two Kinds is portrayed through the conflict between the mother and daughter, Jing-mei. Jing-mei struggles to find her own identity and rebel against her mother's expectations. For example, her mother wants her to be a prodigy, but Jing-mei resists and tries to find her own path.

• The theme of identity in Two Kinds is not important to the overall story.

• The theme of identity in Two Kinds is shown through the relationship between Jing-mei and her piano teacher. Jing-mei can hear and her piano teacher is deaf, which contrasts their identities.

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In the beginning of the story, what does the passage below reveal about Jing-mei's mother?

• She is delusional.

• She is resentful.

• She is optimistic.

• She is pessimistic.

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What causes Jing-Mei to want to put a stop to her mother's pride?

• Her mother boasts about Jing-Mei and then enters her into a talent show

• Her mother won't let Jing-Mei enter the talent show

• Her mother won't stop buying Jing-Mei pianos

• Her mother won't stop speaking negatively about playing the piano

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Characterize the narrator of the story:

• Kind, easy going

• Musician 

• Stubborn, cruel streak, self assertive

• Loving, low selfesteem

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What best defines the conflict in the story?

• Man vs. Society: Narrator vs. Audience: Everyone in the audience thinks the narrator performed badly

• Man vs. Supernatural: The narrator vs. her piano: The piano is haunted and made her play terribly at the recital

• Man vs. Man: Narrator vs. her cousin Waverly: The narrator hates her perfect cousin

• Man vs. Man: Mother vs. Daughter: The mother wants her daughter to be something the daughter is not

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How did Jing-Mei's mother manage to procure regular piano lessons for her?

• She traded house cleaning services for piano lessons

• She is super rich, she don't need to work extra to afford the lessons

• She traded home-made cookies for piano lessons

• She didn't pay for the piano lessons

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