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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter XIV, The New House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The von Trapps convert a former chicken coop into a:
(a) Library.
(b) Storage room.
(c) Summer cottage.
(d) Chapel.

2. What do the von Trapp family members do to pass the time while imprisoned at Ellis Island?
(a) Read.
(b) Sing.
(c) Make crafts.
(d) Write letters.

3. Who hears the Trapp family singing on a radio program?
(a) The Archbishop of Salzburg.
(b) The Chancellor of Austria.
(c) The Vienna Symphony's director.
(d) The President of Italy.

4. What does the family discover living under their sink in their Vermont home?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A cat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A bird.

5. How does Georg feel about his family performing at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Proud.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the family detained at Ellis Island?

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

3. Why does Maria feel it's all right for the family to sing on radio?

4. Who dies in the middle of the von Trapps' Vermont remodeling project?

5. After the family sings at the Salzburg Festivals, which is the dream of every musician, what happens?

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