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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 appreciate that America has given her family?
(a) Opportunities.
(b) Dignity.
(c) Adoring fans.
(d) Prestige.

2. After the Trapp family gives a benefit concert to raise money for a school with a leaky roof, how does the school express gratitude?
(a) Offering the family free tutoring services.
(b) Bringing the family home-cooked meals.
(c) Naming a school wing after the von Trapps.
(d) Sending over carpentry students to help with construction.

3. What specific talent does Maria claim Mr. Schang has?
(a) He knows how to provide exceptional publicity to bring in large audiences.
(b) He pinpoints exactly what's missing from their program and explains it clearly.
(c) He knows how to say the right thing at the right time to charm people.
(d) He is good at pairing up the von Trapps with other talent for a spectacular show.

4. When Maria returns to Salzburg after her kidney stone surgery, what does the family receive?
(a) A surprise visitor.
(b) A long distance phone call.
(c) An angry letter from a neighbor.
(d) A special delivery of chocolate truffles.

5. In America, who teaches Maria's little girls to play musical instruments?
(a) A piano teacher who was once homeless.
(b) A former member of the Boston Symphony.
(c) An Austrian refugee who lives nearby.
(d) An accomplished jazz artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maria first arrives at the villa, how do six of the children -- Agathe, Hedwig, Martina, Johanna, Rupert, and Werner -- greet her?

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

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 Wagner no longer represents them, who do the von Trapps audition for?

4. What does Maria say about traveling to concerts with children?

5. Why does Father Wasner become a regular at the von Trapp villa?

(see the answer key)

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