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

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

3. When she first learns English, Maria spells words as she would in Austrian. For example, she spells "watch" as:
(a) Votsch.
(b) Vashe.
(c) Wosht.
(d) Wasch.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the von Trapp children's Uncle Peter?

2. Who hears the Trapp family singing on a radio program?

3. Why does the family receive a phone call from a Salzburg radio station manager?

4. In addition to the Captain and his children, who else lives at the villa when Maria arrives?

5. Who escapes Austria with the von Trapp family?

(see the answer key)

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