Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	For what did Jing-mei's mother search in the many magazines she collected?
	A.	movie theater schedules
	B.	stories about remarkable children
	C.	advertisements for music schools
	D.	news articles about China

2.	How did Jing-mei's mother pay for her piano lessons?
	A.	She traded housecleaning services for the lessons.
	B.	She took a second job.
	C.	She made Jing-mei take a job.
	D.	She took in a border.

3.	Why did Jing-mei's piano abilities never progress that far?
	A.	Her piano teacher was a terrible.
	B.	Her hands and fingers were too small.
	C.	She was determined not to try.
	D.	She was unable to distinguish differences in musical sounds.

4.	What frightened Jing-mei the most about her mother's attitude toward her piano playing?
	A.	Her mother sold the piano and told her to never play again.
	B.	Her mother wanted to hire a new piano instructor.
	C.	Her mother still expected her to be a musical genius.
	D.	Her mother had given up hope.

5.	After her mother died, why did Jing-mei have the old piano reconditioned?
	A.	to let Old Chung borrow it
	B.	to bring back fond memories
	C.	to get it ready to sell
	D.	to make it a gift to her father

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