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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the person who recommends Oceola meet her?
(a) The person saw her at the university.
(b) The person saw her at a party.
(c) The person saw her at a church concert.
(d) The person saw her in Paris.

2. What school did Oceola attend?
(a) Georgia Tech.
(b) Wilberforce College.
(c) Harlem College.
(d) New York University.

3. Where does Mrs. Ellsworth live?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

4. What does Oceola's boarder do with his money?
(a) Supports his family.
(b) Spends it on a piano for Oceola.
(c) Spends it on liquor.
(d) Saves up for medical school.

5. What did Oceola try to save up for in her teenage years?
(a) An apartment.
(b) College.
(c) Her mother's debts.
(d) A new piano.

6. How does Mrs. Ellsworth feel about her decision concerning Oceola?
(a) She feels she made the wrong decision.
(b) She is wary.
(c) She is unsure.
(d) She is confident.

7. How did Oceola first learn to play piano?
(a) Mrs. Ellsworth taught her.
(b) By ear.
(c) In school.
(d) Formal lessons.

8. How does Oceola receive Mrs. Ellsworth's help?
(a) With enthusiasm.
(b) With anger.
(c) With sadness.
(d) With resistance.

9. What else does Mrs. Ellsworth insist on doing for Oceola?
(a) Having her move to Atlanta.
(b) Providing her with money.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Putting her through another university.

10. Why does Mrs. Ellsworth want to provide specific things for Oceola?
(a) She wants her to be her friend.
(b) Simply to make Oceola happy.
(c) So she can devote time only to her music.
(d) To make her life easier.

11. When was Oceola born?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1920.

12. What kind of dresses does Mrs. Ellsworth have her dressmaker come up with?
(a) Ones that would look good on dark skin.
(b) Ones for the soprano she rejected.
(c) Ones for Oceola's mother.
(d) Ones for herself.

13. What service does Mrs. Ellsworth insist on providing for Oceola?
(a) Having her move into her house.
(b) Providing an instrument other than the piano for Oceola to play.
(c) Providing a teacher for Oceola.
(d) Revoking her offer to Oceola.

14. Who sets up the appointment for Oceola to meet Mrs. Ellsworth?
(a) Oceola's mother.
(b) Mr. Hunter.
(c) Mrs. Ellsworth herself.
(d) Pete.

15. Where does Oceola meet Mrs. Ellsworth about the offer?
(a) A school.
(b) A music room.
(c) A party.
(d) Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument(s) did Oceola's mother play?

2. How does Oceola feel about Mrs. Ellsworth's offer?

3. What is the ethnicity of the person Oceola receives piano lessons from?

4. What does Mrs. Ellsworth do for a living?

5. Who did the Oceola's family travel with when Oceola was young?

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