Questions for Close Reading and Discussion on “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan 11. When they return after the recital, why is Jing Mei disappointed that her mother doesn’t shout at her?
12. Explain the significance of the title, “Two Kinds.”
13. In your own words, explain Jing Mei’s conflicting feelings after she tells her mother that she wishes she weren’t her daughter.
14. How did Jing Mei continue to assert her will as she grew up?
15. What was the one question that Jing Mei never “found a way to ask” her mother?