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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What instrument(s) did Oceola's mother play?
(a) Piano.
(b) She played no instrument.
(c) Organ.
(d) Organ and Piano.

3. What kind of family was Oceola born to?
(a) Circus.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Literary.
(d) Musical.

4. What is the ethnicity of the person Oceola receives piano lessons from?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) English.

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

6. What is the occupation of Oceola's boarder?
(a) Engineer.
(b) No occupation.
(c) Factory worker.
(d) Medical student.

7. What is the occupation of the person who recommends Oceola to Mrs. Ellsworth?
(a) Music critic.
(b) Patron to artists.
(c) Choir director.
(d) Music teacher.

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

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

10. Where did Oceola and her mother move after Oceola attended college?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Houston.
(c) Nashville.
(d) Harlem.

11. What time period does "The Blues I'm Playing" take place in?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1950s.

12. Where does Oceola live after the incident that occurred after the second move since a death in the family?
(a) At school.
(b) In a shelter.
(c) In a flat.
(d) A friend's house.

13. What book does Mrs. Ellsworth get?
(a) Uncle Tom's Cabin.
(b) Nigger Moon.
(c) Othello.
(d) Great Expectations.

14. What activity does Mrs. Ellsworth disapprove of most that Oceola did?
(a) All of the choices listed.
(b) Taught piano.
(c) Played for dances and house parties.
(d) Played for a church choir.

15. What complaint does Mrs. Ellsworth have about a soprano?
(a) Pride and smugness.
(b) Rudeness.
(c) Stench of garlic and sallow complexion.
(d) Arrogance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Ellsworth want to provide specific things for Oceola?

2. Who did Oceola receive piano lessons from as she grew up?

3. When was Oceola born?

4. What does Mrs. Ellsworth buy for Oceola?

5. Who else is at the meeting that Oceola has with Mrs. Ellsworth?

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