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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of home does Oceola have?
(a) A condominium.
(b) A house.
(c) A mansion.
(d) A small apartment.

2. How does Oceola feel about art for art's sake?
(a) It is exactly how she feels about art.
(b) She hates art.
(c) It doesn't survive in her world.
(d) It is genuine.

3. Who did the Oceola's family travel with when Oceola was young?
(a) Civil Rights Workers.
(b) Minstrels.
(c) Other relatives.
(d) Mr. Hunter.

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

5. Who gave Oceola her first lessons in playing piano?
(a) Mrs. Ellsworth.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Mr. Hunter.
(d) An elderly woman.

6. What does Mrs. Ellsworth do for a living?
(a) Artist.
(b) Civil rights worker.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Patroness to artists.

7. What does Oceola do for a living?
(a) Pianist.
(b) Violinist.
(c) Maid.
(d) Guitarist.

8. Where did Oceola and her mother move after the death in their family?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Houston.
(c) Boston.
(d) Atlanta.

9. What point of view is the first section of "The Blues I'm Playing" written in?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Varies.

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

11. What does Mrs. Ellsworth rely on to choose protegees?
(a) Solely recommendations.
(b) A rating system she invented.
(c) Intuition.
(d) Her practical sense.

12. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think of Oceola's piano playing during their first meeting?
(a) She is disappointed.
(b) She feels she has made the wrong decision.
(c) She thinks it is average.
(d) She is very impressed.

13. Who recommends Oceola to Mrs. Ellsworth?
(a) Oceola's mother.
(b) Pete Williams.
(c) No one.
(d) Ormond Hunter.

14. Which two characters are introduced first?
(a) Mr. Hunter and Mrs.Ellsworth.
(b) Oceola and Mrs. Ellsworth.
(c) Oceola and Pete.
(d) Oceola and Mr. Hunter.

15. Who had a band in Oceola's family?
(a) Stepfather.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Father.
(d) Mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Oceola's mother do in the new city?

2. What did Oceola's mother do for a living?

3. What did Oceola do before she meets Mrs. Ellsworth?

4. How did the person who recommends Oceola meet her?

5. What is the purpose of the service(s) that Mrs. Ellsworth insists on providing for Oceola?

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