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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. Maria's second baby is named:
(a) Barbara.
(b) Evie.
(c) Stefonie.
(d) Eleonore.

2. How long is the von Trapps' sea voyage on their way to America after their escape from Austria?
(a) Five days.
(b) Two and a half weeks.
(c) Eleven days.
(d) One month.

3. Why does Maria feel it's all right for the family to sing on radio?
(a) It is an honor to sing on the same station that plays Bach and Mozart.
(b) They can sing anonymously.
(c) She figures no harm can come if their music makes Austrians happy.
(d) Other local groups will be singing with them.

4. When Mr. Wagner, the family's manager, finds out Maria is pregnant, he:
(a) Cancels the rest of the tour.
(b) Sends her flowers.
(c) Offers them a raise.
(d) Congratulates the family.

5. When Maria suggests the children wear play-suits, what does the Baroness say?
(a) Play-suits are for peasants, not upper-class children.
(b) The children should be studying, not playing.
(c) The Captain wants his children to be dressed neatly.
(d) The Captain has already ordered play-suits for all the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the performer Lotte Lehmann encourage the von Trapps to do?

2. Why does Father Wasner become a regular at the von Trapp villa?

3. How do the von Trapps end up back in America when the war breaks out?

4. Where are the von Trapps when war breaks out in 1939?

5. Who spends a lot of time helping Maria take care of baby Johannes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after the Chancellor of Austria hears the family singing on the radio?

2. How does the family help take care of the new baby after Johannes is born?

3. The children don't know what an Advent wreath is. How does Maria describe it to them?

4. World War II breaks out on September, 1939, while the family is doing a tour in Europe. Where do they end up after the war starts?

5. On the ship bound for America, how does Maria learn English?

6. Why does Maria feel uncomfortable when she first arrives at the Trapp Villa?

7. What does Maria learn about the Captain from the mansion's head of staff, the Baroness?

8. After Maria returns home from her kidney stone procedure, the family gets a long distance call. What information do they receive during this call?

9. Not long after Maria's daughter Leonore is born, Maria is hospitalized for kidney stones. What does Georg bring to keep her company while she recovers after surgery?

10. How often does the Trapp family sing at their villa?

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