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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. What does Maria think of the villa's garden?
(a) She would like to see the groundskeeper do a better job with the roses.
(b) She is humbled by its simplicity and modest size, calling it a peaceful retreat.
(c) She's impressed by its size and beauty, calling it a paradise for children.
(d) She feels it is too showy and pretentious.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Maria becomes pregnant again and doctors want her to end the pregnancy because of her weak kidneys, what does Maria do?

4. When the Nazi party replaces teachers at the children's school, students are taught that:

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

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