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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 he dies, where is Georg buried?
(a) In an unmarked grave atop a hill.
(b) In the town's cemetery next to the church.
(c) On the grounds of the von Trapps' Vermont property.
(d) Next to his first wife in Salzburg, Austria.

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

3. What do the von Trapps see through the bars of their prison in Ellis Island?
(a) Saint Paul's Cathedral.
(b) Chrysler Building.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) Statue of Liberty.

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

5. Who is Father Wasner?
(a) A young priest who helps the family advance musically.
(b) A professor of theology who gives mass at their local church.
(c) The priest who marries Georg and Maria.
(d) A close family relative who counsels them on spiritual matters.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who brings the presents at Christmas in Austria?

3. What is the amount of the mortgage the von Trapps take out to purchase their Vermont home?

4. After the family performs the masterpiece by Palestrina, Maria says the few who attend are:

5. What does Georg develop that prompts Maria to urge him to see a specialist in New York?

(see the answer key)

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