Story Questions
What is the narrator's name?
Jing-Mei
expressing sorrow
lamented
What does the mother think of America?
You can be anything you want to be.
What happens at the recital?
Jing-Mei plays badly
What does the mom gift Jing-Mei with on her 30th birthday?
A piano
Who is the narrator's chess playing cousin?
Waverly
What is a fight over petty things?
squabbling
How does the narrator describe her own hair?
An uneven mass of crinkly black fuzz/Peter Pan
What do Jing-Mei and her mother fight over?
The mother's high expectations.
What p.o.v. is "Two Kinds" written in?
first person
Who does Old Chong live with?
His mother
Fill in the Blank: I was _______ when I found out I had an F on my report card.
devastated
What TV show did the narrator want to be on?
The Ed Sullivan Show
How does Jing-mei’s relationship with her mother change by the end of the story?
Jing-Mei finally understands her mother
What is a prodigy?
A child who has an amazing talent
What is wrong with Old Chong?
He is deaf
What is disapproval/criticism?
Reproach
Where does Old Chong live?
Downstairs
Where does the mother get her magazine from?
The people whose houses she cleaned
Name the two songs Jing-Mei plays at the end of the story.
"Perfectly Contended" and "Pleading Child"
Why does Aunt Lindie talk so much about her daughter to the narrator's mom?
Because she likes to brag about her
lacking harmony
discordant
Name the young actress the narrator's mother wanted her to become.
Shirley Temple
According to the mom, what are the 'two kinds' of daughters?
What time does Jing-Mei practice the piano?
4:00