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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Mrs. Ellsworth buy for Oceola?
(a) A grand piano.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A violin.
(d) A cello.

6. Who else is at the meeting that Oceola has with Mrs. Ellsworth?
(a) No one else.
(b) Pete.
(c) Mr. Hunter.
(d) Oceola's mother.

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

8. How does Mrs. Ellsworth receive the news of Oceola keeping a boarder?
(a) With a neutral reaction.
(b) With anger.
(c) With understanding.
(d) With surprise.

9. Who boarded with Oceola when she lived on her own?
(a) Mrs. Ellsworth.
(b) Mr. Hunter.
(c) Pete Williams.
(d) She lived alone.

10. What does Mrs. Ellsworth give to meet Oceola's needs?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Affection.
(d) Time and money.

11. Where did Oceola's family settle after traveling?
(a) Houston.
(b) Boston.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Paris.

12. What did Oceola do in the new city?
(a) Play for a church choir.
(b) Become a housewife.
(c) Become a seamstress.
(d) Work in a factory.

13. Why does Oceola share with Mrs. Ellsworth?
(a) She wants to be closer to her.
(b) She wants to put out all the facts.
(c) It is a requirement for her job.
(d) Mrs. Ellsworth requested this.

14. What did Oceola's mother do in the new city?
(a) Teach.
(b) Play at university.
(c) She was unemployed.
(d) Play for a movie house.

15. What happens to the soprano that Mrs. Ellsworth had a complaint about?
(a) She is trashed by NY critics.
(b) She gives up music.
(c) She marries and forgots about music.
(d) She becomes popular with NY critics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oceola do for a living?

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

3. What kind of home does Oceola have?

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

5. How does Oceola feel about art for art's sake?

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