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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. Who is the von Trapp children's Uncle Peter?
(a) Maria's brother.
(b) Maria's uncle.
(c) Georg's distant cousin.
(d) Georg's childhood friend.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Captain first asks Maria how she likes his children, she replies that:

2. When Princess Yvonne is about to visit the von Trapps, what does the Captain's daughter, Little Maria, ask?

3. When Maria meets the Captain, who is he about to become engaged to?

4. Before Maria arrives to teach at the von Trapp Villa, how many other teachers and governesses have come and gone?

5. Who brings the presents at Christmas in Austria?

(see the answer key)

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