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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. Why does the family receive a phone call from a Salzburg radio station manager?
(a) He calls them by mistake.
(b) He asks the family if they have a recording he can play.
(c) He invites them to sing live on his show.
(d) He wants to know who is their choir director.

2. Maria opens Chapter 20 in Part 2 with the Biblical story of:
(a) Noah.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Moses.
(d) Job.

3. When Princess Yvonne is about to visit the von Trapps, what does the Captain's daughter, Little Maria, ask?
(a) If the Princess will bring her chocolate truffles from Belgium.
(b) Whether or not they still need the Princess now that they have Maria.
(c) Why the Captain doesn't leave the Princess and marry Maria instead.
(d) Why the Princess is always so cold to her.

4. During the summer music festivals in Salzburg, the von Trapp family:
(a) Takes out-of-town guests sightseeing.
(b) Sells homemade pastries to raise funds for the nunnery.
(c) Recites poetry to visiting dignitaries.
(d) Leaves the city because it gets too crowded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In New York, Maria discovers that shoes are shined where?

2. Mrs. Drinker tells Maria she needs to deliver her baby at a hospital. What does Maria say?

3. After Maria gives birth to her second child, she needs surgery for kidney stones. How many stones are removed?

4. When Georg buys twelve tickets for the Normandie, leaving on March 4th, where is the family going?

5. What is the "American Farmer?"

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