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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. What does the family find amusing about Uncle Peter?
(a) He's afraid of holding babies, thinking they're too delicate.
(b) He does nothing without consulting a manual first.
(c) He wears a different style of shoe on each foot.
(d) He's an inventor, but very few of his inventions work.

2. Who is the von Trapp children's Uncle Peter?
(a) Maria's uncle.
(b) Georg's childhood friend.
(c) Georg's distant cousin.
(d) Maria's brother.

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

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

5. After Maria insists on another audition with Columbia Concerts, what happens?
(a) The executives walk out before the family finishes.
(b) The family is escorted out and told to never return.
(c) The family is invited to yet another audition.
(d) The executives are more impressed the second time around.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Mr. Schang agrees to manage the family, he has their name changed from Trapp Family Choir to what?

2. Who spends a lot of time helping Maria take care of baby Johannes?

3. After Johannes is born, who takes the family to concerts and museums?

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

5. Why does Mr. Wagner refuse to renew the von Trapps' contract?

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