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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. Why does Mrs. Ellsworth want to provide specific things for Oceola?
(a) She wants her to be her friend.
(b) To make her life easier.
(c) Simply to make Oceola happy.
(d) So she can devote time only to her music.

2. How many children does Mrs. Ellsworth have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) None.

3. How did Oceola first learn to play piano?
(a) Formal lessons.
(b) Mrs. Ellsworth taught her.
(c) By ear.
(d) In school.

4. What else does Mrs. Ellsworth insist on doing for Oceola?
(a) Having her move to Atlanta.
(b) Putting her through another university.
(c) Providing her with money.
(d) None of the above.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oceola think of Mrs. Ellsworth's interest?

2. What did Oceola do in the new city?

3. What did Oceola do before she meets Mrs. Ellsworth?

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

5. Who sets up the appointment for Oceola to meet Mrs. Ellsworth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the last chapter of "The Blues I'm Playing" represent?

2. How did Oceola learn piano?

3. What does Oceola say when Mrs. Ellsworth states, "Art is bigger than love"?

4. What does Mrs. Ellsworth do while Oceola plays piano for her in the last section of the story?

5. What does Mrs. Ellsworth do after Oceola's response to her suggestion?

6. What does Mrs. Ellsworth choose to see art as after her experiences with Oceola?

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

8. Describe Oceola Jones.

9. What information startles Mrs. Ellsworth during Oceola's personal narration of her life?

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

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