Jing-Mei
Which statement best sums up the daughter's attitude toward her mother's quizzes in "Two Kinds"?
a. She enjoys them endlessly.
b. She is impatient and bored.
c. She wishes to perform perfectly.
d. She is eager to please.
What is b? She is impatient and bored.
What is the reason that Jing-Mei's mother immigrates to the United States?
a. She decided to live with her American family.
b. She was an exchange student.
c. She married an American man.
d. She lost everything in China.
What is d? She lost everything in China.
What are the following examples?
What is oxymoron?
minor crisis, student teacher, zero tolerance
What is the significance of the title, "Two Kinds"?
a. The mother tells her daughter, "There are two kinds of daughters ones that are obedient and ones that do what they want."
b. There are two kinds of people, people that are good at music and those that are not.
c. There were two different songs the narrator could play.
d. The narrator feels two ways about her mother, hate and love.
What is a? The mother tells her daughter, there are two kinds of daughters ones that are obedient and ones that do what they want.
What is a profile?
What is 3? It is a factual sketch, providing details of the person’s character and highlights of his or her achievements and accomplishments.
Characterize the narrator of the story:
a. kind, easy going
b. stubborn, very self assertive
c. musically talented
d. loving with a low-self esteem
What is B? stubborn, very self assertive
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
What are the following examples?
What is personification?
fire swallowed
car suffered a severe stroke / refused
shadow of the moon danced
What best defines the conflict in the story?
a. Man vs. Society: Narrator vs. Audience: Everyone in the audience thinks the narrator performed badly.
b. Man vs. Supernatural: The narrator vs. her piano: The piano is haunted and made her play terribly at the recital.
c. Man vs. Man: Mother vs. Daughter: The mother wants her daughter to be something the daughter is not.
d. Man vs. Man: Narrator vs. her cousin Waverly: The narrator hates her perfect cousin.
What is c? Man vs. Man: Mother vs. Daughter: The mother wants her daughter to be something the daughter is not.
What should a reader expect to find in a profile?
a. a timeline of a person’s life
b. dialogue between two characters.
c. imaginary stories about a character
d. entertaining details about a person.
What is d? entertaining details about a person.
All of the following are character traits of the protagonist EXCEPT...
a. obedient
b. assertive
c. stubborn
d. jealous
What is a? obedient
In "Two Kinds," how does the mother act after the piano recital?
a. She shouts at her daughter.
b. She tells people that it went well.
c. She cries and cannot be comforted.
d. She is quiet and keeps her feelings to herself.
What is d? She is quiet and keeps her feelings to herself.
What are the following examples?
1. This is so boring, just kill me now!
2. Disneyland - The happiest place on earth.
3. Everybody knows it.
What is a hyperbole?
Which of the following is NOT something mentioned in the text that the narrator's mother lost in China?
a. twins
b. her car
c. her husband
d. her whole family
What is b? her car
One of the subheadings in this profile is “Two Kinds of Storytelling.” What does this subheading help the reader understand about Amy Tan?
a. She writes two types of stories.
b. She plays two different instruments.
c. She listens to rock music while she writes
d. She thinks music and stories are connected.
What is d ? She thinks music and stories are connected.
After the disaster at the recital and end of the piano lessons, Jing-Mei's biggest fear was...
A. that she would never become a famous musician B. that her mother had given up hope
C. that her mother would never forgive her for her terrible accusations
D. that her mother no longer trusts her
What is B? that her mother had given up hope
In "Two Kinds," how does the mother feel about life in America?
a. She believed that if one can achieve anything in America if they work hard. She believed in the American dream.
b. She believed that one could only be successful in her/his own country, China. In America, one could only be a maid.
c. She believed that if no one can achieve anything in America even if they work hard.
d. She believed that only her daughter could achieve something in America if she works hard.
What is a? She believed that if one can achieve anything in America if they work hard. She believed in the American dream.
What are the following examples?
What is a metaphor?
What is the TV show where Jing-Mei's mother sees a young Chinese girl playing piano?
a. The Ripley's Believe It or Not Show
b. The Ed Sullivan Show
c. The Reader's Digest Show
What is b? The Ed Sullivan Show
Amy Tan thinks that playing with the Rock Bottom Remainders is
a. just for fun.
b. a challenging job.
c. more important than her stories.
d. what her mother wanted her to do.
What is a? just for fun.
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
In "Two Kinds," what would happen every night after dinner?
a. Jing-Mei's mother would take her to various locations hoping that her daughter was going to meet someone interesting.
b. Jing-Mei's mother would teach her daughter how to play chess, so she could become a prodigy and compete with her cousin.
c. Jing-Mei's mother would quiz her on various things hoping that her daughter was going to be a child prodigy.
d. Jing-Mei's mother would check her daughter's homework to make sure she does it well.
What is c? Jing-Mei's mother would quiz her on various things hoping that her daughter was going to be a child prodigy.
What are the following examples?
1. David accepted the job even though he was still in school, but his mom thought he might be biting off more than he could chew.
2. Alice was feeling a little under the weather, so she asked her mom if she could stay home today.
3. Max was on pins and needles waiting for the results of the test.
What is an idiom?
Who is the first actor that the narrator says that her mother tried to get her immitate?
a. Shirley Temple
b. Ed Sullivan
c. Aunty Lindo
d. Greta Garbo
What is a? Shirley Temple
According to the profile, how are the members of the Rock Bottom Remainders alike?
a. They are all achieved authors.
b. They are all good singers.
c. They all took piano lessons.
d. They all wear costumes for performances.
What is a? They are all achieved authors.