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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter VIII, The Miracle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The clothes that Mrs. Drinker convinces Maria to buy for baby Johannes end up being:
(a) Too gaudy.
(b) Too small.
(c) Not warm enough.
(d) Much too big.

2. When Georg buys twelve tickets for the Normandie, leaving on March 4th, where is the family going?
(a) Back to Austria.
(b) They don't know yet.
(c) To a refugee center in England.
(d) To stall for time at sea until their visa extension comes in.

3. After leaving the U.S. when their visas are not extended, where do the von Trapps tour next?
(a) Stockholm.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Warsaw.

4. At first, how does Georg feel about his children and wife performing on stage?
(a) He thinks it's demeaning.
(b) He feels they should get paid.
(c) He is excited for them.
(d) He doesn't know what to think.

5. Why does Father Wasner become a regular at the von Trapp villa?
(a) He entertains the family with amusing stories.
(b) He is invited to teach the children theology.
(c) He has nowhere else to go.
(d) He realizes the family is serious about singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the von Trapps go on a camping trip with Uncle Peter and his family, how many pieces of luggage does Peter bring?

2. After Maria insists on another audition with Columbia Concerts, what happens?

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

4. On the ship bound from London to the United States, Maria learns English by:

5. Who is the von Trapp children's Uncle Peter?

(see the answer key)

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