<p> Name______Two Kinds by Amy Tan I. JOURNALS: Just for a moment imagine yourself as an acclaimed musician or artist, a champion athlete, a brilliant scientist, or an award winning actor. Write a description of yourself as a person who is at the top of his or her chosen field. Briefly tell what you have accomplished and what you enjoy most about your success. ______</p><p>II. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the story. prodigy ______lament ______reproach ______mesmerizing ______reverie ______discordant ______devastate______fiasco ______</p><p>II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story. Most stories are based on a problem, or conflict, that gets resolved over the course of the story. Define external conflict: ______Define internal conflict: ______What is the main external conflict in Two Kinds? ______Identify another external conflict in the story? How does this conflict get resolved? ______Describe an internal conflict that Jing-mei or her mother might have. How does it relate to the main conflict you identified earlier? ______</p><p>Tone: ______Example:______</p><p>Foreshadowing:______Example: ______</p><p>Simile:______Example: ______</p><p>Irony:______Example: ______</p><p>Climax:______Example: ______III. QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. "Two Kinds" Reading Guide 1 Read pages 49-51. (If your book has different page numbers, read from the beginning of the story until the line "At last she was beginning to give up hope." There should be a breaking point after that line. Stop reading there.) Then answer the following questions.</p><p>1. What is a prodigy? </p><p>2. Why does Jing-Mei’s mother want her to be a prodigy? </p><p>3. What kinds of talents does Jing-Mei’s mother make her try? </p><p>4. How does Jing-Mei feel at first about being a prodigy? Do her feelings change? </p><p>5. What does Jing-Mei promise to herself? Why does she make this promise? </p><p>6. What does Jing-Mei do to make her mother stop testing her? </p><p>"Two Kinds" Reading Guide 2 Read pages 51-53. (If your book has different page numbers, read from the line "Two or three months had gone by..." until the line "And right then, I was determined to put a stop to her foolish pride." There should be a breaking point after that line. Stop reading there.) Then answer the following questions.</p><p>1. What is Jing-Mei's mother's new plan? When does she get this idea? </p><p>2. Who is Mr. Chong? Describe him. </p><p>3. What does Jing-Mei learn from Mr. Chong? (Note: She learns both good and bad things.) </p><p>4. Why doesn't Jing-Mei like her lessons with Mr. Chong? </p><p>5. Think about the last line of this reading. Why is Jing-Mei mad at her mother? What is her mother's "foolish pride"? </p><p>"Two Kinds" Reading Guide 3 Read to the end of the story. Then answer the following questions.</p><p>1. What happens at the talent show? Describe it. How does Jing-Mei feel at the beginning? How does she feel at the end? How do the other people who came to see her react? </p><p>2. How does Jing-Mei's mother react after the talent show? How does this make Jing-Mei feel? </p><p>3. What happens two days after the talent show? What do Jing-Mei and her mother fight about? </p><p>4. What does the piano represent to Jing-Mei? What does it represent to her mother? 5. Think about the ending of the story. What is important about the two halves of the song Jing-Mei discovers? (Hint: Think about the titles.) </p>