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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Oceola do in college?
(a) She dropped out.
(b) Study math.
(c) Study science.
(d) Study and play piano.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think of Oceola's piano playing during their first meeting?

2. What instrument(s) did Oceola's mother play?

3. Where does Oceola live after the incident that occurred after the second move since a death in the family?

4. How many children does Mrs. Ellsworth have?

5. What is the ethnicity of the person Oceola receives piano lessons from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What themes does the music that Oceola plays at the end of the story reflect?

2. What does Mrs. Ellsworth want Oceola to do in the beginning of the story?

3. How does Mrs. Ellsworth think she will remedy the situation with the boarder?

4. How did Oceola learn piano?

5. Describe Mrs. Ellsworth.

6. What did Oceola's parents do for a living?

7. What does Mrs. Ellsworth try to get Oceola to do after she finds out information about the boarder?

8. How did Oceola support herself before she met Mrs. Ellsworth?

9. What did Oceola's mother do when they moved to St. Louis?

10. What happened the last time Oceola played for Mrs. Ellsworth?

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