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

2. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think of Oceola's piano playing during their first meeting?
(a) She thinks it is average.
(b) She feels she has made the wrong decision.
(c) She is disappointed.
(d) She is very impressed.

3. What service does Mrs. Ellsworth insist on providing for Oceola?
(a) Having her move into her house.
(b) Revoking her offer to Oceola.
(c) Providing a teacher for Oceola.
(d) Providing an instrument other than the piano for Oceola to play.

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

5. What happened after Oceola and her mother moved the second time after the death in their family?
(a) Her mother lost her job.
(b) Oceola became sick.
(c) Her mother died.
(d) Oceola lost her jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who boarded with Oceola when she lived on her own?

2. What did Oceola do in the new city?

3. Where is Left Bank?

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

5. What did Oceola's mother do in the new city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Oceola have for Mrs. Ellsworth when she comes back from a trip?

2. How does Mrs. Ellsworth try to get rid of Oceola's penchant for jazz music?

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

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

5. What does Mrs. Ellsworth do when she hears Oceola's response to her suggestion about Harlem?

6. How does Mrs. Ellsworth feel about her decision on the soprano later on?

7. What does Mrs. Ellsworth find out about the boarder through her inquiries to Mr. Hunter?

8. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think of jazz?

9. What does Oceola think of the artists she meets in Europe?

10. Why does Mrs. Ellsworth decide to do these things for Oceola?

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