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English 14 Public

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2. Jing-Mei's mother hopes she will become ...

a prodigy

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When Jing-Mei looks in the mirror one day, she changes from sad to angry and realizes ...

she is powerful.

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Andrew _____________ the Titans' loss when he knew they could have played better.

lamented

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Auntie Lindo and Jing-Mei's mother ...

compete with each other about their daughters' accomplishments. like to brag about/show off their children.

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When Jing Mei's mother wants her to take piano lessons, Jing Mei might feel ...

Insecure that her mother does not value her as she is.

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

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

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The story is told from ...

First person, from the daughter

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oth the narrator and mother share the personality trait of ...

Stubbornness

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What motivates the narrator to do poorly on her mother's quizzes?

Her desire to not become a prodigy combined with a stubbornness about her mother.

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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.

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How does Jing-Mei practice the piano?

She doesn't apply herself

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What did Jing-Mei's mother believe?

She believed in the American Dream

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What would happen every night at dinner?

Jing-Mei's mother would quiz her

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

Shirley Temple

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