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

2. After Mr. Wagner no longer represents them, who do the von Trapps audition for?
(a) Mr. Schang and five other executives.
(b) Mrs. Brava and her assistants.
(c) Mr. Drinker and his associates.
(d) Mrs. Coppicus and four other executives.

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

4. Who spends a lot of time helping Maria take care of baby Johannes?
(a) Hedwig.
(b) Agathe.
(c) Martina.
(d) Johanna.

5. Why does Mr. Wagner refuse to renew the von Trapps' contract?
(a) He's lost money on them and doesn't think they're right for American audiences.
(b) He and Maria argued, and he wants nothing more to do with the von Trapps.
(c) He feels they're asking for too much money and too many conditions.
(d) He's gone bankrupt and is moving into a different business.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the family sing in the mornings at their villa?

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

4. What uniquely American things is the family introduced to on the ship bound for the United States?

5. During the summer music festivals in Salzburg, the von Trapp family:

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