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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think of jazz?
(a) It is beautiful.
(b) It is inspring.
(c) It is meaningful.
(d) It is inappropriate.

2. What kind of wedding dress does Oceola want?
(a) A luxurious one.
(b) A house one.
(c) A simple one.
(d) A black one.

3. What best describes the part that art played in Oceola's life?
(a) Her whole life.
(b) Insignificant.
(c) Separate.
(d) Intricate.

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

5. How long will Mrs. Ellsworth be gone?
(a) For the summer.
(b) For a few weeks.
(c) For a few days.
(d) For the year.

6. What does Mrs. Ellsworth do at Oceola's home?
(a) Eats dinner.
(b) Cooks dinner.
(c) Investigates the apartment.
(d) Makes tea.

7. What type of school will Pete attend?
(a) Art.
(b) Medical college.
(c) Engineering.
(d) Secretarial.

8. What kind of response to the letter does Oceola receive?
(a) She doesn't receive a response.
(b) A joyful one.
(c) An angry one.
(d) A disappointed one.

9. What does Mrs. Ellsworth arrange for Oceola?
(a) A trip to the North.
(b) A trip abroad.
(c) A trip to the city.
(d) A trip to the South.

10. Who narrates Oceola's personal history?
(a) Oceola's mother.
(b) Mr. Hunter.
(c) Pete.
(d) Oceola.

11. What does Mrs. Ellsworth think that art can replace the need for in Oceola's life?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Money.
(c) Family.
(d) Romance.

12. Where does Mrs. Ellsworth send Oceola?
(a) Europe.
(b) Africa.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) The American South.

13. What best describes the beginning of the artist/patron relationship?
(a) Awkward.
(b) Quick friendship.
(c) Smooth.
(d) Good chemistry.

14. What frustrates Oceola the most about other artists?
(a) Their genius.
(b) Their lack of talent.
(c) Superficiality.
(d) Their work ethic.

15. What does Oceola send to Pete towards the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Books.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Money.
(d) A ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides not to attend the wedding?

2. How does Mrs. Ellsworth speak about Oceola to her dressmaker?

3. What is Mrs. Ellsworth's excuse for offering this service to Oceola?

4. How long is Oceola gone?

5. What did Mrs. Ellsworth decide to make her business in regards to Oceola?

(see the answer keys)

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