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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. When the family explores Vermont with real estate agents, what problem do they run into?
(a) The youngest von Trapps become homesick for the city.
(b) Maria becomes sick with the flu.
(c) The properties they can afford are too rundown.
(d) Much of the landscape is not as attractive as they initially thought.

2. While Maria is recovering from kidney stone surgery, she mischievously tricks a nurse, Sister Agrosia, into believing what?
(a) The puppy's name is Georg.
(b) The kitten is a baby mountain lion from the wild.
(c) The baby chicks think Maria is their mother.
(d) The turtle might eat newborns' toes.

3. When Maria meets the Captain, who is he about to become engaged to?
(a) Claire Franz.
(b) Baroness Matilde.
(c) Princess Yvonne.
(d) Yolanda Ives.

4. Why does Maria feel it's all right for the family to sing on radio?
(a) They can sing anonymously.
(b) It is an honor to sing on the same station that plays Bach and Mozart.
(c) She figures no harm can come if their music makes Austrians happy.
(d) Other local groups will be singing with them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Georg feel about his family performing at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries?

2. Why is the family detained at Ellis Island?

3. When Maria returns to Salzburg after her kidney stone surgery, what does the family receive?

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

5. What does the family discover living under their sink in their Vermont home?

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