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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 Captain tell the Princess he cannot marry her?
(a) She's mean to his children.
(b) He saw her with another man.
(c) He loves someone else.
(d) He already proposed to Maria.

2. When the family loses their fortune in Austria, Maria says that she and the children are:
(a) Eating less to make ends meet.
(b) Not suffering over the loss.
(c) Worried sick about their future.
(d) Planning bake sales to earn money.

3. As their first Christmas with Maria approaches, what do the children do while they sing?
(a) Make crafts for gifts.
(b) Decorate the house.
(c) Adorn their twenty-five Christmas trees.
(d) Bake strudels and cookies.

4. When the war ends in 1945 and the von Trapp boys return home, what does the music camp do?
(a) Welcomes them back.
(b) Collects money for war refugees.
(c) Records an album in their honor.
(d) Shuts down.

5. After seeing Maria's baby clothes, what does Mrs. Drinker do?
(a) Lends Maria some of her baby's clothes.
(b) Gives her money to buy modern baby outfits.
(c) Hosts a baby shower for Maria.
(d) Takes Maria shopping for practical baby clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maria gives birth to her first child, Rosemarie, this is Georg's:

2. What does Maria refer to as "the memorable year?"

3. Among the natural beauty the family enjoys seeing while traveling across the United States, Maria cites:

4. What happens at the von Trapps' first singing concert?

5. What does Georg give Maria to accompany her when she's recovering from kidney stone surgery?

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