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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mrs. Ellsworth speak about Oceola to her dressmaker?
(a) As an employee.
(b) As a mother.
(c) As a project or hobby.
(d) As a friend.

2. How does Mrs. Ellsworth treat Oceola after the engagement announcement?
(a) Abusively.
(b) Nicely.
(c) Lovingly.
(d) Coldly.

3. Where is the event Oceola attends when she returns from her long trip?
(a) Boston.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Houston.
(d) Atlanta.

4. What intrigues Mrs. Ellsworth about Oceola?
(a) Her jazz music.
(b) Her weaknesses.
(c) Her family.
(d) Her vitality and exoticness.

5. What is Oceola's apartment like?
(a) Spacious and organized.
(b) Extravagantly decorated.
(c) Average.
(d) Small and cluttered.

6. What is Mrs. Ellsworth's second presumption that leads to her conclusion about Oceola and the boarder?
(a) Living in the United States is bad for Oceola.
(b) Living in Harlem is good for Oceola.
(c) Living in Harlem is bad for the boarder.
(d) Living in Harlem is bad for Oceola.

7. What is the second element that makes up Oceola's life?
(a) Getting everything she wants.
(b) Charity.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Laziness.

8. What did Oceola promise Pete?
(a) To pay for his school.
(b) He can stay at the flat until the fall.
(c) To marry him.
(d) To buy him a piano.

9. What does Mrs. Ellsworth do in response to Oceola's answer about moving in Chapter 3?
(a) She gives in to Oceola's answer.
(b) She convinces Oceola to move.
(c) She continues to insist that Oceola move.
(d) She stops talking to Oceola.

10. Where does Mrs. Ellsworth want Oceola to move?
(a) Houston.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) The Village.

11. What are Mrs. Ellsworth's conclusions about Oceola and her boarder based on?
(a) Facts.
(b) Her own interview with Oceola.
(c) Gossip.
(d) Only her instincts.

12. Why does Oceola send this item to Pete towards the end of Chapter 4?
(a) So he can come home for Thanksgiving.
(b) He asked for it.
(c) Because Mrs. Ellsworth suggests this gift.
(d) Because he sent her a gift.

13. What did Mrs. Ellsworth decide to make her business in regards to Oceola?
(a) To learn about Negro life.
(b) To learn how to play piano.
(c) To stalk Oceola.
(d) To control Oceola's every move.

14. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think is happening to Oceola regarding the boarder?
(a) She is being taken advantage of.
(b) She is taking advantage of the boarder.
(c) She charges too much for rent.
(d) She is doing the right thing.

15. What does Oceola receive when she attends the event after she returns from her long trip?
(a) A new piano.
(b) A proposal.
(c) A cold welcome.
(d) A gift.

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes the beginning of the artist/patron relationship?

2. Where does Mrs. Ellsworth send Oceola?

3. Where does Mrs. Ellsworth visit Oceola when Oceola is away from New York?

4. How long is Oceola gone?

5. Who has Oceola met in the place she moved to in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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