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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter IX, An Operation, a Turtle, and a Long Distance Call.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Captain returns to the villa unexpectedly from a trip and finds his family sitting on the floor singing, what does he do?
(a) Yells at Maria.
(b) Scolds the children.
(c) Sits with them.
(d) Laughs uncontrollably.

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

3. 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 has arthritis.
(b) She's pregnant.
(c) She's getting too old to play.
(d) She's sick.

4. Why does the Captain tell the Princess he cannot marry her?
(a) He saw her with another man.
(b) She's mean to his children.
(c) He loves someone else.
(d) He already proposed to Maria.

5. At the end of Chapter 9, what information does Georg receive regarding his bank?
(a) It burned down.
(b) It has been robbed.
(c) It is bankrupt.
(d) It was bought out by a competitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. After marrying the Captain, what becomes part of Maria's family routine?

2. What does Maria think of the villa's garden?

3. When Hedwig expresses great joy over her new ski pants, what does the Princess say?

4. When Maria gives birth to her first child, Rosemarie, this is Georg's:

5. While Maria is recovering from kidney stone surgery, she mischievously tricks a nurse, Sister Agrosia, into believing what?

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