Question

which statement best explains the cultural conflict that occurs between the mother and the daughter in \two kinds\?

the mother has moved to the united states from china and wants to leave chinese traditions behind, but the daughter clings to her roots in china.

the mother and daughter have moved from china to the united states, and both feel drawn to chinese cultural values, customs, and styles of clothing.

the mother has moved to the united states from china and wants to preserve the chinese family structure, but the daughter wants independence like a us teenager.

the mother and daughter experience a generation gap in that the narrators mother wants her to excel at school, but the daughter just wants to watch television.

Explanation:

In "Two Kinds", the mother (immigrated from China) wants to keep Chinese family values (like parental authority, traditional expectations), while the daughter seeks the independence typical of US teenagers. The first option is wrong as the mother doesn't want to leave Chinese traditions. The second is wrong as they don't both cling to Chinese culture (daughter resists). The fourth is a generation gap about school/TV, not cultural conflict. The third option correctly ties the mother's desire to preserve Chinese family structure (cultural) with the daughter's wish for US - style independence (cultural conflict).

Answer:

C. The mother has moved to the United States from China and wants to preserve the Chinese family structure, but the daughter wants independence like a US teenager.