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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) Summer cottage.
(c) Chapel.
(d) Storage room.

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

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

4. What happens to concerts in Europe when war breaks out?
(a) They go on as planned.
(b) They're moved to safer locations.
(c) The venues change to lift morale.
(d) They are cancelled.

5. How do the von Trapps end up back in America when the war breaks out?
(a) They hide in a ship, traveling as stowaways.
(b) Their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Drinker, fly them back.
(c) They use fake passports.
(d) Mr. Wagner provides them with tickets back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the family receive a phone call from a Salzburg radio station manager?

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

3. How does Georg feel about his family performing at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries?

4. What does the family discover living under their sink in their Vermont home?

5. What do the von Trapps see through the bars of their prison in Ellis Island?

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