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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter II, The First Ten Years Are the Hardest.

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) Laughs uncontrollably.
(b) Sits with them.
(c) Yells at Maria.
(d) Scolds the children.

2. When the Captain first asks Maria how she likes his children, she replies that:
(a) Time will tell whether or not they'll get along.
(b) They look starved for attention.
(c) They have beautiful eyes but look pale and serious.
(d) Like all children, they are precious and cute.

3. With Maria as their new mother, what do the von Trapp children learn every night?
(a) An Austrian fairytale.
(b) Another prayer.
(c) A new recipe.
(d) A new song.

4. When Princess Yvonne is about to visit the von Trapps, what does the Captain's daughter, Little Maria, ask?
(a) Why the Princess is always so cold to her.
(b) Whether or not they still need the Princess now that they have Maria.
(c) If the Princess will bring her chocolate truffles from Belgium.
(d) Why the Captain doesn't leave the Princess and marry Maria instead.

5. 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 turtle and a kitten.
(d) A kitten and a puppy.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. The family escapes Austria by getting permission to go:

(see the answer key)

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