The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A
In “Two Kinds,” the mother arranges for the daughter to have piano lessons. The daughter gives the following response.
“Why don’t you like me the way I am? I’m not a genius!”
Based on this quotation, choose what the daughter most likely believes.
A. If her mother wants her to develop a talent, then her mother must realize that she is not a genius.
B. If her mother wants her to develop a talent, then her mother must not value her as she is.
C. Because she is not a genius, she does not deserve her mother’s efforts to improve her.
D. Because she is not a genius, she must work even harder than other people do to succeed.
Part B
Which additional quotation from “Two Kinds” best supports the answer to Part A?
A. In all of my imaginings, I was filled with a sense that I would soon become perfect.
B. It was as if I knew, without a doubt, that the prodigy side of me really did exist. I had no fear whatsoever, no nervousness.
C. I felt the shame of my mother and father as they sat stiffly throughout the rest of the show.
D. “You want me to be someone that I’m not!” I sobbed. “I’ll never be the kind of daughter you want me to be!”
