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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter XI, Stowe in Vermont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What uniquely American things is the family introduced to on the ship bound for the United States?
(a) Popcorn, gum, and chocolate bars.
(b) Baseball and football.
(c) Slang, sodas, and coin denominations.
(d) Hot dogs and hamburgers.

2. After Maria insists on another audition with Columbia Concerts, what happens?
(a) The executives are more impressed the second time around.
(b) The family is invited to yet another audition.
(c) The executives walk out before the family finishes.
(d) The family is escorted out and told to never return.

3. Why does the family receive a phone call from a Salzburg radio station manager?
(a) He invites them to sing live on his show.
(b) He asks the family if they have a recording he can play.
(c) He calls them by mistake.
(d) He wants to know who is their choir director.

4. Maria is impressed that Americans, in contrast to Europeans, are not embarrassed by what?
(a) Hugging in public.
(b) Laughing out loud.
(c) Not knowing the answer to a question.
(d) Manual labor.

5. How does Georg feel about his family performing at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries?
(a) Proud.
(b) Confused.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Concerned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific talent does Maria claim Mr. Schang has?

2. What do the von Trapp family members do to pass the time while imprisoned at Ellis Island?

3. What do Quakers from the Society of Friends give the Trapp family to help them out?

4. What happens after the von Trapps' visitor visas expire?

5. When Mr. Wagner, the family's manager, finds out Maria is pregnant, he:

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