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WorksheetsTwo Kinds Amy Tan
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does Jing-Mei's mother pressure her to become?
a child prodigy
a movie star
Shirley Temple
herself
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
What happens at the talent show?
Jing-Mei plays horribly
Jing-Mei plays beautifully
Jing-Mei wins first place
Jing-Mei doesn't perform
What was the effect of the tests on Jing-Mei?
She hated disappointing her mother.
She loved taking them!
She always looked forward to them.
She viewed them as a challenge.
What does Jing-Mei say to finally defeat her mother?
She talks about her twin half-siblings that are dead in China.
She says that she hates her mother.
She asks why can't her mother be more like her dad.
She says she wants to run away.
How did Jing-Mei's mother get piano lessons for her?
She traded house cleaning for lessons.
She paid for the lessons.
She traded art lessons for piano lessons.
She traded gardening for piano lessons.
Why does Jing-Mei's mother call her ungrateful?
Her mother is providing a lot of opportunities for Jing-Mei but she feels that Jing-Mei does not appreciate them.
Jing-Mei threw a party after the talent show and trashed the house without cleaning it up.
Jing-Mei refused to participate in the talent show.
Jing-Mei didn't want to take piano lessons anymore.
How does Jing-Mei change at the end of the story?
She becomes proud of herself.
She becomes a child prodigy.
She becomes Shirley Temple.
She becomes a world-renowned piano player.
What is a prodigy?
a child with too much time on their hands
a child that teaches others to play the piano
a child with exceptional qualities or abilities
a child that helps those in need
What is the significance of the title "Two Kinds?"
There are two kinds of pianos that she plays.
The daughter performs two acts of kindness.
The mother says there are two kinds of daughters. Ones that are obedient and those that do what they want.
The daughter gets two kinds of ice cream after her concert.
When she plays the piano and it sounds discordant what does that mean?
It sounded very good.
It sounded choppy and unnatural.
It flowed together nicely.
It was too soft.
To lament something is to feel what?
a feeling of anger
a feeling of happiness
a passionate feeling of surprise
a passionate feeling of regret or sorrow
In "Two Kinds" the mother says she doesn't want a prodigy, only a daughter that _______________.
wins
tries her best
is perfect
is pretty
Which word means destroyed or completely upset?
mesmorized
reproach
lamented
devastated
When siblings fight noisily over little things they are________________?
contented
squabbling
lamenting
disappointed
In "Two Kinds, what does the daughter realize when she becomes angry at her reflection in the mirror?
If she does not become a prodigy, she will not succeed at anything.
If she becomes a prodigy she will be a sad, unpleasant girl.
She has the power to decide for herself who she will be.
She can be the prodigy her mother wants her to be.
