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

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

3. Which two characters are introduced first?
(a) Mr. Hunter and Mrs.Ellsworth.
(b) Oceola and Pete.
(c) Oceola and Mrs. Ellsworth.
(d) Oceola and Mr. Hunter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Oceola first learn to play piano?

2. Who did the Oceola's family travel with when Oceola was young?

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

4. What point of view is the first section of "The Blues I'm Playing" written in?

5. What happened after Oceola and her mother moved the second time after the death in their family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think of jazz?

3. What does Mrs. Ellsworth do that is considered inappropriate behavior during her first meeting with Oceola?

4. How is Oceola brought to Mrs. Ellsworth's attention?

5. How does Oceola spend her days while she is under Mrs. Ellsworth's care?

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

7. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think about Oceola's situation with the boarder?

8. What information causes Mrs. Ellsworth to become disgruntled after her investigation into Oceola's boarder?

9. How did Oceola learn piano?

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

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