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

2. When Maria first arrives at the villa, how do six of the children -- Agathe, Hedwig, Martina, Johanna, Rupert, and Werner -- greet her?
(a) Summoned by their father's whistle, the children come downstairs in matching sailor suits.
(b) They greet her in the villa's courtyard with a "Welcome Maria" banner that they made.
(c) They rush outside and nearly tackle her to the ground as they all embrace her.
(d) Each greets her politely but coldly before returning to his or her room to study.

3. After marrying the Captain, what becomes part of Maria's family routine?
(a) Doing morning exercises in the parlor.
(b) Going to dances on Saturday evenings.
(c) Gathering around the fireplace after supper.
(d) Working in the family's nextdoor farm.

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

5. In addition to the Captain and his children, who else lives at the villa when Maria arrives?
(a) The butler, baroness, cook, gardener, farm keeper, and various maids.
(b) The Princess, baroness, music teacher, butler, and maids.
(c) Cooks, maids, gardeners, auto mechanics, artists, and a groundskeeper.
(d) The Princess, butler, cook, maids, and family priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 9, what information does Georg receive regarding his bank?

2. When the Captain returns to the villa unexpectedly from a trip and finds his family sitting on the floor singing, what does he do?

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

4. What happened to the Captain's first wife?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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