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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter XVI, Trapp Family Music Camp.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who brings the presents at Christmas in Austria?
(a) Saint Nikolaus with angels.
(b) The family's guardian angels.
(c) Santa Claus with angels.
(d) Jesus with angels.

2. When Maria asks Mr. Schang why he won't represent the family, what does he say?
(a) He's heard negative things about them from Mr. Wagner.
(b) Their songs are too long, and they are too serious when performing.
(c) They are boring and lack talent.
(d) He finds it too difficult to work with Maria and Georg.

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 Wagner no longer represents them, who do the von Trapps audition for?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

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

5. How is Maria able to acquire most of the furniture for their newly bought property in Vermont?
(a) Buying pieces at a bargain at auctions.
(b) Singing her way into having the prices lowered for her.
(c) Going to antique stores.
(d) Shopping at garage sales.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Maria swallows a fly in mid-performance?

2. After their first performance of their third American tour, what does the manager tell the von Trapps?

3. What do the von Trapps see through the bars of their prison in Ellis Island?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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