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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter XIII, And the Lord Said to Abram . . ..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As their first Christmas with Maria approaches, what do the children do while they sing?
(a) Bake strudels and cookies.
(b) Adorn their twenty-five Christmas trees.
(c) Decorate the house.
(d) Make crafts for gifts.

2. During the summer music festivals in Salzburg, the von Trapp family:
(a) Recites poetry to visiting dignitaries.
(b) Takes out-of-town guests sightseeing.
(c) Sells homemade pastries to raise funds for the nunnery.
(d) Leaves the city because it gets too crowded.

3. When a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp household, what does he tell Georg to do?
(a) Display a Nazi flag.
(b) Donate funds to the German army.
(c) Renounce his loyalty to Austria.
(d) Teach his children German.

4. After the Salzburg music festivals are over, the children notice that Maria is no longer joining them in volleyball. What reason does she give for not participating in their games?
(a) She's pregnant.
(b) She has arthritis.
(c) She's sick.
(d) She's getting too old to play.

5. What does Georg give Maria to accompany her when she's recovering from kidney stone surgery?
(a) A puppy and three chicks.
(b) A turtle and a kitten.
(c) A kitten and a puppy.
(d) Three chicks and a turtle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings the presents at Christmas in Austria?

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

3. Why does Father Wasner become a regular at the von Trapp villa?

4. As Maria adjusts to life at the villa, what becomes her morning routine?

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

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