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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter XV, Concerts in Wartime.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Maria arrives to teach at the von Trapp Villa, how many other teachers and governesses have come and gone?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Forty-two.

2. What does Maria say she becomes addicted to?
(a) Auctions.
(b) Fame.
(c) Food.
(d) Music.

3. Why does the Captain tell the Princess he cannot marry her?
(a) He already proposed to Maria.
(b) He loves someone else.
(c) He saw her with another man.
(d) She's mean to his children.

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

5. At first, how does Georg feel about his children and wife performing on stage?
(a) He thinks it's demeaning.
(b) He is excited for them.
(c) He feels they should get paid.
(d) He doesn't know what to think.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the family entertains troops at a former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp turned Army camp, what do Georg and Maria realize?

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

4. How does Maria rate their first concert in the United States?

5. What does the performer Lotte Lehmann encourage the von Trapps to do?

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