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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. As their first Christmas with Maria approaches, what do the children do while they sing?
(a) Adorn their twenty-five Christmas trees.
(b) Decorate the house.
(c) Make crafts for gifts.
(d) Bake strudels and cookies.

2. In New York, where does the family attend church daily?
(a) Saint James Cathedral.
(b) Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
(c) Saint Mark's Church.
(d) Saint Paul the Apostle Church.

3. After Maria gives birth to her second child, she needs surgery for kidney stones. How many stones are removed?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Fifty-two.
(c) Three.
(d) Thirty-eight.

4. After the family sings at the Salzburg Festivals, which is the dream of every musician, what happens?
(a) They are hired to sing Sundays at the Salzburg Cathedral.
(b) They are offered contracts from managers from all over Europe.
(c) The eldest girls receive numerous marriage proposals.
(d) They receive the coveted Vienna Music Award.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the von Trapps' first singing concert?

2. When the family arrives in New York City, they are taken to which hotel?

3. Who escapes Austria with the von Trapp family?

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

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

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