Carver Challenge
Carver High School is named after...
Who is George Washington Carver?
The "two kinds of daughters" that Jing-mei's mother refers to...
What is "Those that are obedient and those who follow their own mind!"
Devastated means...
What is destroyed or completely upset?
The reason that Jing-mei's mother emigrates to the United States...
What is to escape a war-torn China, or the fear of a Communist controlled China, or she had nothing left in China?
Which adjectives best describe how Jing-mei and her mother are similar?
A. they are both pleasant and polite
B. they are both strong willed and insensitive
C. they are both positive and upbeat
D. they are both affectionate and supportive of each other
What is B. they are both strong willed and insensitive?
Our school colors are...
What are blue and gold?
Jing-mei's motives when she finally decides to rebel against her mother are...
What are to get her mother to accept her as she is, not what she wants her to be?
Mesmerizing means...
What is hypnotizing?
The mother's attempts to find her daughter's talent can best be described as
A. thoughtful and reassuring
B. humorous and lighthearted
C. insensitive and unrealistic
D. practical and well planned
What is C. insensitive and unrealistic?
The titles of the piano pieces the daughter plays at the end of "Two Kinds" ("Pleading Child" and "Perfectly Contented") represent...
A. growing up in the U.S.
B. the daughter's feelings about learning to play the piano
C. the daughter's feelings about herself
D. the difficulties of parenting
What is C. the daughter's feelings about herself?
Our school mascot is...
What is a yellow jacket?
Jing-mei felt that her mother's unrealistic expectations
A. demonstrated her love for her daughter.
B. set Jing-mei up for inevitable failure.
C. were a result of her mother's feelings of failure in her own life
What is B. set Jing-mei up for inevitable failure?
A prodigy is...
What is a child of unusually high talent?
Initially, Jing-mei believes that if she becomes a prodigy...
A. she would be wealthy beyond belief
B. her parents would adore her
C. her parents would never criticize her again
D. both B and C
What is D. both B and C?
At the start of her performance at the talent show, Jing-Mei felt...
What is ... "She felt very confident and excited, or she was convinced that the prodigy side of her really did"?
Our principal is...
Who is Dr. Montague-Davis?
The reason that Jing-mei mentions her mother's dead daughters when her mother tries to get her to practice after the disappointing recital...
What is Jing-mei wants to hurt and rebel against her mother?
Sulky means...
What is withdrawn or aloof; gloomy?
As an adult, Jing-mei believes that she has grown up to be
A. simply herself
B. the best person she could possibly be
C. the prodigy that her mother wanted her to be
D. depressingly "ordinary
What is A. simply herself?
The TV show where Jing-mei's mother sees a young Chinese girl playing piano...
What is The Ed Sullivan Show?
Carver was founded in...
What is 1936?
The theme, or central idea of "Two Kinds" is...
What is the conflict of expectations and culture between mother and daughter?
Nonchalantly means...
What is seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent?
Of the following, which does the daughter fear most in her relationship with her mother?
A. that her mother will leave her
B. that her mother doesn't recognize her amazing talents
C. that her mother stretches the truth about her accomplishments (brags)
D. that her mother doesn't love her for who she is
What is D. that her mother doesn't love her for who she is?
Jing-mei's mother offers her the piano on her thirtieth birthday. This offer is her mother's way of showing Jing-mei that
A. she hasn't forgiven Jing-mei and seeing the piano only brings her pain.
B. she still believes that she can become a famous pianist.
C. she resents the sacrifices she made for her ungrateful daughter.
D. she has gotten over her disappointment.
What is D. she has gotten over her disappointment?