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Influence
A) To demand hard work and never giving up on something; persevere and persist
B)To follow closelyC) To way that things workD)The power to convince, persuade; to
lead a person towards an action; manipulate
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D) The power to convince, persuade; to lead a person towards an action; manipulate
Jukebox
A) A box that contains rubbish and refuseB)A coin-operated machine that plays a
variety of songs when buttons are pushed
C) A coin-operated machine that gives rides or predicts the future
D)A machine that you feed coins to and receive foods or drinks
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Contraption A) A machine that is very expensive or
costlyB)A piece of art by a famous artist or
sculpturistC) An instrument used to make many
different types of sound effectsD)A machine or gadget that is not
commonly seen; device; thing
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Expose A) To introduce or to show something
one has not seen or done beforeB)To formally train someone in a
specific type of job or occupationC) To write a script specifically for a
play, musical, or movieD)To constantly complain about the
weather and other things
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Enthrall A) To have a very special gift for seeing or
predicting the future of othersB)To attract many different type of people;
charisma or magnetismC) To captivate or be extremely interested
in and excited; captivate; fascinateD)To be bored or easily tire of things
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1) What type of story is Ray and Mr. Pit?A) Historical fictionB)Realistic fictionC) Fairy taleD)Biography
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2) What is an jazz?
A) A type of machine that helps the blind read written materials
B)A type of dance that people twirl toC) A type of music that people can groove
toD)A type of dress or outfit that people
often wear to formal affairsE) All of the above
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3) Who was Ray Charles?
A) A man who didn’t become famous until he was in his 50’s
B) A man who helped others to learn the reading of Braille
C) A man who became a famous writer and actor
D) A man who became a famous musician and singer
E) All of the above
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4) Who was Mr. Pit?
A) A man who helped someone learn how to play and appreciate the piano
B) A man who didn’t become famous until he was in his 50’s
C) A man who became a famous writer and actor
D) A man who became a famous musician and singer
E) All of the above
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A) A man who helped someone learn how to play and appreciate the piano
He also owned the Red Wing Café and General Store
He loved to play the ‘boogie-woogie’ music! This was an early type of jazz music
5) What did Mr. Pit have at the Red Wing Café?A) Piano lessons, cakes, breakfast,
rooms for renting, etc.B)Menus, cookies, cakes, dinner,
breakfast, lunch, etc. C) Pianos, music, sheet music, piano
stools, metronomes, etc.D)Cigarettes, kerosene, soda water,
cakes, candies, etc.E) All of the above
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6) What was music to Ray Charles?
A) A melody, tune, harmony, and songB) To make him a famous personC) The only thing he wanted to doD) A way to make a livingE) All of the above
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7) Who was Mr. Pit to Ray Charles?A) He was his friend and had a great heartB)He taught Ray how to play the piano C) He was a man who just wanted a simple
lifeD)He was a small business ownerE) All of the above
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8) How did Mr. Pit help Ray?A) He let Ray explore the piano and make
his own discoveriesB)He offered encouragement and praiseC) He didn’t allow Ray to use his blindness
as an excuseD)He was like a father to himE) All of the above
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9) Why can’t we find Mr. Pit in musical history books?
A) He wanted a simple life and didn’t explore a musical career
B) He wasn’t that great of a piano player
C) No one knew about him to write about him
D) Historians didn’t start writing music history until after Mr. Pit’s death
E) All of the above
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10) How did music help Ray Charles?
A) He learned how to express himselfB)It was a way that Ray could show his
talents and not have people feel sorry for his blindness
C) He learned that he had a musical gift and wanted to share it with the world
D)It held his attention and helped to be a better person
E) All of the above
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11) Why was Mr. Pit so important in Ray’s life? A) He led a good life and was a good
role model for RayB) He recognized Ray’s talents and
helped him to become a piano playerC) He treated Ray like a sonD) He treated Ray like a teacherE) All of the above
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12) How did Mr. Pit show encouragement to Ray?
A) He cheered him on during his early days, only 3 years old, to explore
B)He let Ray ‘mash and smash’ the piano keys and he didn’t get mad
C) He led Ray to explore the pianoD)He played the piano well, too and let
Ray listen to his piano playingE) All of the above
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13) How did Ray’s early exploration help him become a great jazz musician?
A) He memorized all of the jazz scores by all of the jazz musicians at the time
B)He learned the scales of the piano perfectly in 1 month
C) He learned that he could ‘make up music’; that’s what jazz can be: improvised
D)He learned that the piano is a precious instrument and to never hit the keys
E) All of the above
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14) What was music to Ray?
A) It was a way to waste the dayB) It was a necessity to himC) It wasn’t that important to himD) He only went to play with Mr. Pit
because he wanted a dadE) All of the above
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15) Who was Ray’s biggest influence?
A) His brotherB)Mr. Wylie PitmanC) His fatherD)His motherE) All of the above
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16) How is boogie-woogie music played?A) Smooth and slowB) Fast and livelyC) Smooth and fastD) At an even tempoE) All of the above
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