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

2. After the Trapp family gives a benefit concert to raise money for a school with a leaky roof, how does the school express gratitude?
(a) Bringing the family home-cooked meals.
(b) Offering the family free tutoring services.
(c) Sending over carpentry students to help with construction.
(d) Naming a school wing after the von Trapps.

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

4. On their Vermont property, the von Trapps:
(a) Set up a cottage where they sell handmade crafts.
(b) Start a mushroom farm.
(c) Learn how to harvest sap and make maple syrup.
(d) Build a summer playground for visiting families.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who else lives on the Vermont property with the von Trapps?

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

3. What happens to concerts in Europe when war breaks out?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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