1. “Two Kinds” Reading Check
Questions and Answers

2. Two Kinds
1. Whom does the narrator’s mother want her to be like? (p. 33)

3. Answer
The narrator’s mother wants the narrator to be like the remarkable children in the magazine articles.

4. Two Kinds
1. Why does the mother decide that the narrator should play the piano?(pg 235)

5. Answer
The mother sees a young Chinese girl play piano on television. She thinks her daughter can learn to paly even better.

6. Two Kinds
3. What useful information does the narrator learn about her piano teacher? (p 237)

7. Answer
The narrator learns that the piano teacher is deaf and that his eyes are too slow to catch her mistakes when she plays.

8. Two Kinds
4. What happens at the talent show? (pg 239)

9. Answer
The narrator plays many wrong notes. Only her deaf piano teacher applauds.

10. Two Kinds
5. How does the narrator feel about her performance at the talent show? (pg 241)

11. Answer
The narrator is angry and ashamed of her performance at the talent show.