What does Jing-Mei say to finally defeat her mother?

She talks about her twin half-siblings that are dead in China.

She says that she hates her mother.

She asks why can't her mother be more like her dad.

She says she wants to run away.

Why does Jing-Mei's mother call her ungrateful?

Her mother is providing a lot of opportunities for Jing-Mei but she feels that Jing-Mei does not appreciate them.

Jing-Mei threw a party after the talent show and trashed the house without cleaning it up.

Jing-Mei refused to participate in the talent show.

Jing-Mei didn't want to take piano lessons anymore.

How does Jing-Mei change at the end of the story?

She becomes a world-renowned piano player.

Why did Old Chong retire?

Jing-Mei was the toughest student he ever had, and he didn't want to deal with her anymore.

He didn't like the piano anymore.

What happens when Jing-Mei refuses to play the piano?

Her mother grabs her and puts her in front of the piano.

Her mother lets her give up the piano.

Her mother says "Fine. I don't care."

What is the significance of the title?

The mother tells her daughter, there are two kinds of daughters ones that are obedient and ones that do what they want

There are two kinds of people, people that are good at music and those that are not

There were two different songs the narrator could play

The narrator feels two ways about her mother, hate and love

In "Two Kinds," how does the mother act after the piano recital?

She is quiet and keeps to herself.

She tells people that it went well.

She cries and cannot be comforted.

An important theme, or message, from "Two Kinds" is

Accepting yourself for who you are is more important than achievement.

Keep an open mind about what you can achieve.

Children should be who their parents want them to be.

Obedience is more important than anything else.

What is the significance of the title?

The mother tells her daughter, there are two kinds of daughters ones that are obedient and ones that do what they want

There are two kinds of people, people that are good at music and those that are not

There were two different songs the narrator could play

The narrator feels two ways about her mother, hate and love

“I hated the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations” (p.2). This quote suggests that Jing-mei at this point…

doesn’t care about what her mother says

“It was not the only disappointment my mother felt in me. In the years that followed, I failed her many times, each time asserting my will, my right to fall short of expectations ” (p.7). Why did Jing-mei fail “in the years that followed”?

Her mother was too overbearing.

She just didn’t find the right kind of prodigy.

Select ALL correct answers: Auntie Lindo and Jing-Mei's mother ...

compete with each other about their daughters' accomplishments.

like to brag about/show off their children.

always enjoy each other's company.

Which statement best sums up the daughter's attitude toward her mother's quizzes in "Two Kinds"?

She wishes to perform perfectly.

In "Two Kinds" what does the daughter realize when she becomes angry at her reflection in the mirror?

She has the power to decide for herself who she will become.

If she does not become a prodigy, she will not succeed at anything.

If she becomes a prodigy, she will be a sad, unpleasant girl.

She can be the prodigy her mother wants her to be.

Why does the daughter play badly at the talent show?

She does not sincerely try to learn her piano pieces.

She wants Waverly, not herself, to win the talent show.

She is too nervous to play well in front of an audience.

She does not wish to play well at the recital.

What detail in "Two Kinds" helps you predict that the daughter will not become the next Shirley Temple?

Her hair does not curl like Shirley Temple's.

She is unable to learn to dance.

She tells her mother she does not want to perform.

She tells her mother she hates Shirley Temple.

Two Kinds

Authored by Aileen Robertson

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8th - 9th Grade

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1 min • 1 pt

What does Jing-Mei think of Old Chong?

She doesn't like him much. She doesn't like that she has to take piano lessons.

She likes him a lot and loves that she has to take piano lessons.

She doesn't like him much because she misses her old piano instructor.

She likes him a lot despite not wanting to take piano lessons.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does Jing-Mei's mother pressure her to become?

a child prodigy

a movie star

Shirley Temple

herself

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does Jing-Mei practice the piano?

She doesn't apply herself

She tries very hard

She practices all the time

She only practices with her instructor

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What causes Jing-Mei to want to put a stop to her mother's pride?

Her mother boasts about Jing-Mei and then enters her into a talent show

Her mother won't let Jing-Mei enter the talent show

Her mother won't stop buying Jing-Mei pianos

Her mother won't stop speaking negatively about playing the piano

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What would happen every night at dinner?

Jing-Mei's mother would quiz her

Jing-Mei would not eat

Jing-Mei would play the piano

Jing-Mei's mother would brag about her

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens at the talent show?

Jing-Mei plays horribly

Jing-Mei plays beautifully

Jing-Mei wins first place

Jing-Mei doesn't perform

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jing-Mei's mother takes her to beauty training school to have her hair cut like...

Shirley Temple

Jing-Mei

Mr. Chong

Mrs. Woo

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

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