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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. 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) She figures no harm can come if their music makes Austrians happy.
(c) Other local groups will be singing with them.
(d) They can sing anonymously.

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

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

4. When the family is invited to perform at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries in Austria, what do they decide?
(a) They're out of their league.
(b) They must sew new clothes for the occasion.
(c) They need to liven up their performance.
(d) It would be an honor.

5. What do the von Trapps see through the bars of their prison in Ellis Island?
(a) Saint Paul's Cathedral.
(b) Statue of Liberty.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) Chrysler Building.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hears the Trapp family singing on a radio program?

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

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

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

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

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