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

2. Mrs. Drinker tells Maria she needs to deliver her baby at a hospital. What does Maria say?
(a) She'd rather have a midwife.
(b) Hospitals have too many sick people.
(c) She doesn't need any assistance if Georg helps.
(d) She wants to know where the hospital is.

3. When Maria first arrives at the villa, how do six of the children -- Agathe, Hedwig, Martina, Johanna, Rupert, and Werner -- greet her?
(a) Summoned by their father's whistle, the children come downstairs in matching sailor suits.
(b) They rush outside and nearly tackle her to the ground as they all embrace her.
(c) They greet her in the villa's courtyard with a "Welcome Maria" banner that they made.
(d) Each greets her politely but coldly before returning to his or her room to study.

4. When the von Trapps say goodbye to the Drinkers, what does Maria note about the couple?
(a) They are the most generous friends she's ever known.
(b) They seem preoccupied with other matters.
(c) She appreciates them despite their many eccentricities.
(d) She is grateful to them for all they did for her family.

5. What do the von Trapps see through the bars of their prison in Ellis Island?
(a) Chrysler Building.
(b) Statue of Liberty.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) Saint Paul's Cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the von Trapp children's Uncle Peter?

2. After Johannes is born, who takes the family to concerts and museums?

3. The clothes that Mrs. Drinker convinces Maria to buy for baby Johannes end up being:

4. Maria gets permission from the Archbishop to do what at their villa?

5. How does a neighbor, Betty, correct Maria's English?

(see the answer key)

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