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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. How many concerts is the von Trapp family scheduled to give during their third American tour?
(a) Forty-two.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Sixty-five.
(d) Fifty-seven.

2. Maria feels hurt whenever Americans call her and her family what?
(a) Poor refugees.
(b) A family with no home.
(c) Singing oddities.
(d) That Austrian family.

3. What does the performer Lotte Lehmann encourage the von Trapps to do?
(a) Perform for a visiting dignitary.
(b) Perform in a singing festival.
(c) Sing at her wedding reception.
(d) Sing at a benefit for orphans.

4. Maria gets permission from the Archbishop to do what at their villa?
(a) Turn a wing into a nunnery.
(b) Create a library of religious tomes.
(c) Turn a room into a chapel.
(d) House monks of the region's silent order.

5. In January of 1947, the von Trapp family receives an important letter from the:
(a) American Army of Occupation in Austria.
(b) American League of Austrian Friends.
(c) Chancellor of Austria.
(d) Vatican Pope.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the family explores Vermont with real estate agents, what problem do they run into?

3. When Princess Yvonne is about to visit the von Trapps, what does the Captain's daughter, Little Maria, ask?

4. Maria explains that when they travel by rail, sometimes they have to wait for hours in:

5. On their Vermont property, the von Trapps:

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