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"Two Kinds" Vocab
"Two Kinds"
"Frida Kahlo" Vocab
Frida Kahlo
"Legal Alien"
100
To address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment (v.)
Reproach
100
"Two Kinds" is a story about a relationship between a ____________ and a ______________.
Mother and daughter
100
Create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation (v.)
Improvise
100
Where was Frida Kahlo born and raised (country)?
Mexico
100
What does the title suggest?
The title suggests that she is a "legal" citizen (she is a part of both cultures) and yet, she feels like an "alien" in both.
200
To fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention (v.)
Entrance
200
Who is the main character in the story?
Jing-Mei
200
Full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark (adj.)
Luminous
200
Frida Kahlo usually painted _______________.
Self-portraits (or herself)
200
What two cultures are discussed in the poem?
Mexican and American
300
A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream (n.)
Reverie
300
Who is the author of "Two Kinds?"
Amy Tan
300
Inspiring respect and admiration; having high status (adj.)
Prestigious
300
Who was Frida Kahlo's husband?
Diego Rivera
300
Who wrote "Legal Alien?"
Pat Mora
400
Lacking energy or enthusiasm (adj.)
Listless
400
"And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy side of me–because I had never seen that face before. I looked at my reflection, blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl staring back at me was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won'ts. I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not." What does this quote symbolize?
Jing-Mei's refusal to be someone she is not (her rebellion)
400
Courageous behavior, especially in battle (n.)
Gallantry
400
Why did Frida begin painting?
She got into a bus accident when she was 19 and was bed-ridden for a long time.
400
What is juxtaposition?
The arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison
500
Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity (n.)
Indignity
500
What are the names of the two piano pieces Jing-Mei plays at the end of the story that "were two halves of the same song"
"Pleading Child" and "Perfectly Contented"
500
Not able to be forgotten or removed (adj.)
Indelible
500
What does her painting titled "Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States" symbolize?
Frida Kahlo torn between two different worlds: Mexico (where she is from and feels accepted) and the US (where she currently resides and feels like an alien)
500
What is the conflict presented in the poem?
She is a part of two cultures (American and Mexican) and feels accepted by neither.