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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. Who is Father Wasner?
(a) A close family relative who counsels them on spiritual matters.
(b) A professor of theology who gives mass at their local church.
(c) A young priest who helps the family advance musically.
(d) The priest who marries Georg and Maria.

2. When Georg and Maria consider buying a house in Vermont that's in poor condition, what does Maria point out?
(a) In a few years, the property value will go up and they can sell it, making a profit.
(b) They can always build a better house, but they can never find another view like this.
(c) A rundown house in the country is better than a nice house in the city.
(d) They have enough money saved up to build a new house before moving in.

3. With their wool stage clothes being extremely uncomfortable in the East Coast summer humidity, what do the von Trapps do?
(a) Buy light, bright dresses and shorts for the stage.
(b) Order wool-like outfits made from lighter materials.
(c) Replace their costumes with evening gowns and light suits.
(d) Sew cotton versions of their costumes.

4. When Maria becomes pregnant again and doctors want her to end the pregnancy because of her weak kidneys, what does Maria do?
(a) Goes on fulltime bedrest.
(b) Goes on a strict diet.
(c) Ends the pregnancy.
(d) Takes strengthening herbs.

5. Among the natural beauty the family enjoys seeing while traveling across the United States, Maria cites:
(a) Crater Lake.
(b) Mount Whitney.
(c) Death Valley.
(d) Niagara Falls.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 9, what information does Georg receive regarding his bank?

2. What do the von Trapps see through the bars of their prison in Ellis Island?

3. When the Nazi party replaces teachers at the children's school, students are taught that:

4. After Maria insists on another audition with Columbia Concerts, what happens?

5. After Mr. Wagner no longer represents them, who do the von Trapps audition for?

(see the answer key)

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