Vocabulary words
a person, especially a young one, gifted with exceptional qualities or abilities
prodigy
a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a foolish or humiliating way
fiasco
Name the author of Two Kinds
Amy Tan
What happened to her mother at the end?
a) moved to China
b) died
c) visited her aunt
b) died
an expression of disapproval or disappointment.
reproach
impossible to repress or control; audaciousness
sauciness
Mom thought things would be better in _____________.
a)China
b)San Francisco
c)New York
b) San Francisco
The daughter fell that she had _______________ her mother.
a)helped
b)failed
c)offered
b) failed
a deep roaring shout or sound
bellow
a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; daydream
reverie
Her daughter was very _____________.
a)unhappy
b)happy
c)confused
a) unhappy
Mom wanted her to become _________.
a)famous
b)an athlete
c)a cook
a) famous
not in agreement or harmony
discordant
hold the attention of someone to the exclusion of all else
mesmerizing
Her mother wanted her to become a ________________.
prodigy
The girl went back to try to __________________.
a)singer
b)model
c)play piano
c) play piano
a demand by an audience for an additional performance, usually expressed by applause
encore
certain to happen; unavoidable
inevitable
The girl in the story just ___________.
a)wanted to be herself
b)please her mother
c)learn how to play the piano
a) wanted to be herself
What happened to the girl's father and brother?
Died of brain tumors