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

2. When Maria suggests the children wear play-suits, what does the Baroness say?
(a) Play-suits are for peasants, not upper-class children.
(b) The Captain has already ordered play-suits for all the children.
(c) The Captain wants his children to be dressed neatly.
(d) The children should be studying, not playing.

3. After Maria gives birth to her second child, she needs surgery for kidney stones. How many stones are removed?
(a) Thirty-eight.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Fifty-two.

4. When Maria becomes pregnant again and doctors want her to end the pregnancy because of her weak kidneys, what does Maria do?
(a) Goes on a strict diet.
(b) Takes strengthening herbs.
(c) Goes on fulltime bedrest.
(d) Ends the pregnancy.

5. Maria's second baby is named:
(a) Barbara.
(b) Evie.
(c) Eleonore.
(d) Stefonie.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At first, how does Georg feel about his children and wife performing on stage?

4. When a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp household, what does he tell Georg to do?

5. Father Wasner has vast knowledge of:

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