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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter IV, Barbara.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Maria is recovering from kidney stone surgery, she mischievously tricks a nurse, Sister Agrosia, into believing what?
(a) The turtle might eat newborns' toes.
(b) The puppy's name is Georg.
(c) The kitten is a baby mountain lion from the wild.
(d) The baby chicks think Maria is their mother.

2. In addition to celebrating birthdays in their Austrian villa, what does the family celebrate?
(a) Cuisine Day and a week of food festivals leading up to it.
(b) Honor Day in memory of their ancestors.
(c) Children's Day, the second Sunday of each month.
(d) Feast Day of the saint each person is named after.

3. When the family arrives in New York City, they are taken to which hotel?
(a) Wellington.
(b) Harrington.
(c) Hilton.
(d) Washington.

4. The family's first concert in the United States is where?
(a) Rochester, New York.
(b) Buffalo, New York.
(c) Hershey, Pennsylvania.
(d) Easton, Pennsylvania.

5. After each performance in America, the family has to:
(a) Shake hands with strangers at receptions.
(b) Sign autographs.
(c) Give an encore.
(d) Have dinner with a hosting family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the von Trapps' sea voyage on their way to America after their escape from Austria?

2. In New York, where does the family attend church daily?

3. When the Captain first asks Maria how she likes his children, she replies that:

4. When a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp household, what does he tell Georg to do?

5. Why does the Captain tell the Princess he cannot marry her?

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