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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter XX, The Memorable Year.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Maria gives birth to her second child, she needs surgery for kidney stones. How many stones are removed?
(a) Three.
(b) Fifty-two.
(c) Nineteen.
(d) Thirty-eight.

2. Who dies in the middle of the von Trapps' Vermont remodeling project?
(a) Mr. Sears, the carpenter.
(b) Mr. Alfred, the architect.
(c) Mr. Jones, the plumber.
(d) Mr. Quinoa, the electrician.

3. What is the purpose of the organization the Trapps form in 1947?
(a) Bringing Austrian refugees to the United States.
(b) Helping the poor and displaced of all nationalities.
(c) Creating pen pal relationships between the U.S. and Austria.
(d) Lobbying for Austria's freedom.

4. In a letter to friends, what does Maria say she noticed while driving up the coast from Los Angeles to Seattle?
(a) How crowded the roads were.
(b) How pale Georg looked.
(c) How vast the ocean is.
(d) How quiet and withdrawn the children were.

5. How does the von Trapps' all-female concert in Bethlehem, PA, turn out?
(a) It is cut short because of a utility workers' strike.
(b) It leads to a new contract and new manager.
(c) It is one of their most outstanding and memorable concerts.
(d) Reasonably well despite two of the singers forgetting some of the words.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maria feel it's all right for the family to sing on radio?

2. Why is the family detained at Ellis Island?

3. When Hedwig expresses great joy over her new ski pants, what does the Princess say?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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