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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 a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp household, what does he tell Georg to do?
(a) Renounce his loyalty to Austria.
(b) Teach his children German.
(c) Display a Nazi flag.
(d) Donate funds to the German army.

2. In New York, Maria discovers that shoes are shined where?
(a) In department stores.
(b) At drugstores.
(c) Next to post offices.
(d) In barbershops.

3. When Maria meets the Captain, who is he about to become engaged to?
(a) Baroness Matilde.
(b) Yolanda Ives.
(c) Princess Yvonne.
(d) Claire Franz.

4. In addition to celebrating birthdays in their Austrian villa, what does the family celebrate?
(a) Cuisine Day and a week of food festivals leading up to it.
(b) Children's Day, the second Sunday of each month.
(c) Feast Day of the saint each person is named after.
(d) Honor Day in memory of their ancestors.

5. At Macy's department store, what is Maria afraid of?
(a) The perfume testers.
(b) The staircase that moves by itself.
(c) The headless mannequins.
(d) The security guards.

Short Answer Questions

1. Father Wasner has vast knowledge of:

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

3. When Maria returns to Salzburg after her kidney stone surgery, what does the family receive?

4. When the family is invited to perform at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries in Austria, what do they decide?

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

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