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

2. How does Oceola feel about art for art's sake?
(a) It doesn't survive in her world.
(b) She hates art.
(c) It is exactly how she feels about art.
(d) It is genuine.

3. What does Mrs. Ellsworth give to meet Oceola's needs?
(a) Affection.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Time and money.
(d) Nothing.

4. What does Oceola share with Mrs. Ellsworth in the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Her romantic history.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Her money.
(d) Her personal background.

5. What does Oceola's boarder do with his money?
(a) Spends it on liquor.
(b) Supports his family.
(c) Saves up for medical school.
(d) Spends it on a piano for Oceola.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Oceola and her mother move after Oceola attended college?

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

3. Who recommends Oceola to Mrs. Ellsworth?

4. Who gave Oceola her first lessons in playing piano?

5. Why does Mrs. Ellsworth want to provide specific things for Oceola?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oceola respond to Mrs. Ellsworth's suggestion about Harlem?

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

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

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

5. What does Oceola think about Mrs. Ellsworth's attitude at the end of the story?

6. Why is Oceola reluctant to meet with Mrs. Ellsworth?

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

8. How did Oceola learn piano?

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

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

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