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shusha [124]
3 years ago
14

Read the excerpt below from "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan while keeping in mind the context of the story. Answer the question that foll

ows.
“Ni kan,” my mother said, calling me over with hurried hand gestures. “Look here.”Let’s Check InWhat do you think the narrator is foreshadowing?I could see why my mother was fascinated by the music. It was being pounded out by a little Chinese girl, about nine years old, with a Peter Pan haircut. The girl had the sauciness of a Shirley Temple. She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese child. And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy, so that the fluffy skirt of her white dress cascaded slowly to the floor like petals of a large carnation.In spite of these warning signs, I wasn’t worried. Our family had no piano and we couldn’t afford to buy one, let alone reams of sheet music and piano lessons. So I could be generous in my comments when my mother bad-mouthed the little girl on TV.“Play note right, but doesn’t sound good! No singing sound,” complained my mother.“What are you picking on her for?” I said carelessly. “She’s pretty good. Maybe she’s not the best, but she’s trying hard.” I knew almost immediately I would be sorry I said that.“Just like you,” she said. “Not the best. Because you not trying.” She gave a little huff as she let go of the sound dial and sat down on the sofa. "Ni kan," my mother said, calling me over with hurried hand gestures. "Look here." I could see why my mother was fascinated by the music. It was being pounded out by a little Chinese girl, about nine years old, with a Peter Pan haircut. The girl had the sauciness of a Shirley Temple. She was proudly modest like a proper Chinese child. And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy, so that the fluffy skirt of her white dress cascaded slowly to the floor like petals of a large carnation. In spite of these warning signs, I wasn't worried. Our family had no piano and we couldn't afford to buy one, let alone reams of sheet music and piano lessons. So I could be generous in my comments when my mother bad-mouthed the little girl on TV. "Play note right, but doesn't sound good! No singing sound," complained my mother. "What are you picking on her for?" I said carelessly. "She's pretty good. Maybe she's not the best, but she's trying hard." I knew almost immediately I would be sorry I said that. "Just like you," she said. "Not the best. Because you not trying." She gave a little huff as she let go of the sound dial and sat down on the sofa. What does the dialogue between the the characters reveal about Jing-mei's character?

A. She doesn't want to fail her mother again.
B. She doesn't want to learn the piano because she dislikes music.
C. She is tired of getting attention from her mother.
D. She thinks that she can be better than the girl on TV.
English
2 answers:
SCORPION-xisa [38]3 years ago
8 0

A. She doesn't want to fail her mother again.

Jing-Mei points out that the girl on tv is trying her best to play piano. She hopes that her mother will recognize the effort and stop picking on the girl. This shows us that Jing-Mei often feels like the girl on tv. Her mother most likely criticizes her for her mistakes rather than notices the hard work she feels she's putting in. Jing-Mei is happy that they can't afford for her to play the piano so she doesn't have to have another thing she might fail at in the eyes of her mother.

ehidna [41]3 years ago
6 0
The answer is A I just took the quiz.
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