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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. On the ship bound from London to the United States, Maria learns English by:
(a) Studying her Austrian-English dictionary.
(b) Having Americans name everything on the ship.
(c) Hiring an English tutor.
(d) Reading English novels.

2. 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.

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

4. 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) Each greets her politely but coldly before returning to his or her room to study.
(c) They rush outside and nearly tackle her to the ground as they all embrace her.
(d) They greet her in the villa's courtyard with a "Welcome Maria" banner that they made.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the von Trapps' sea voyage on their way to America after their escape from Austria?

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

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

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