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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

5. How does Oceola feel about Mrs. Ellsworth's offer?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Enthusiastic.
(c) Angry.
(d) Reluctant.

6. What did Oceola's mother do for a living?
(a) She was a dancer.
(b) She played for church choirs.
(c) She was a teacher.
(d) She was an engineer.

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

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

9. What is Mrs. Ellsworth's financial status?
(a) Billionaire.
(b) Poor.
(c) Average income.
(d) Very wealthy.

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

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

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

13. Why is Mrs. Ellsworth disgruntled about Oceola's boarder?
(a) Because he does not pay rent.
(b) Because he is a bad person.
(c) Because he is black.
(d) Because he is not good to Oceola.

14. What is the purpose of the service(s) that Mrs. Ellsworth insists on providing for Oceola?
(a) Simply to make Oceola happy.
(b) Make Oceola's life easier.
(c) None of the above.
(d) Refine her playing.

15. Who did Oceola receive piano lessons from as she grew up?
(a) An elderly man.
(b) An elderly woman.
(c) Mrs. Ellsworth.
(d) Mr. Hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complaint does Mrs. Ellsworth have about a soprano?

2. What kind of questions does Mrs. Ellsworth ask Oceola?

3. What book does Mrs. Ellsworth get?

4. Where does Oceola meet Mrs. Ellsworth about the offer?

5. What is Mrs. Ellsworth's marital status?

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