View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Johannes is born, who takes the family to concerts and museums?
(a) Mr. Wagner.
(b) Anne, the nurse.
(c) Friends.
(d) Teachers.

2. As Maria adjusts to life at the villa, what becomes her morning routine?
(a) She washes clothes before breakfast, then wakes the children and prepares a large breakfast for the family.
(b) She sits in the garden for prayer and meditation, and then has a simple breakfast by herself before starting a full day of teaching the children.
(c) She teaches the older children Biblical lessons and religious songs before sending them off to school and spending an hour in prayer and meditation.
(d) She wakes the children up, serves them breakfast, and sends the older ones to school before teaching the younger ones who stay home.

3. After marrying the Captain, what becomes part of Maria's family routine?
(a) Gathering around the fireplace after supper.
(b) Going to dances on Saturday evenings.
(c) Working in the family's nextdoor farm.
(d) Doing morning exercises in the parlor.

4. After each performance in America, the family has to:
(a) Sign autographs.
(b) Give an encore.
(c) Shake hands with strangers at receptions.
(d) Have dinner with a hosting family.

5. After the Nazis start taking control of Austria under the pretense of being liberators, Maria:
(a) Teaches the children to speak in a special code.
(b) Pretends to be sympathetic to the Nazi party.
(c) Trembles whenever the doorbell rings.
(d) Hides the family's most treasured possessions.

6. At Macy's department store, what is Maria afraid of?
(a) The staircase that moves by itself.
(b) The perfume testers.
(c) The security guards.
(d) The headless mannequins.

7. Where are the von Trapps when war breaks out in 1939?
(a) At sea.
(b) South America.
(c) United States.
(d) Europe.

8. When the von Trapps go on a camping trip with Uncle Peter and his family, how many pieces of luggage does Peter bring?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Five.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Two.

9. The clothes that Mrs. Drinker convinces Maria to buy for baby Johannes end up being:
(a) Too small.
(b) Much too big.
(c) Not warm enough.
(d) Too gaudy.

10. Where does the family sing in the mornings at their villa?
(a) Around the fireplace.
(b) In their chapel.
(c) In the courtyard.
(d) On the roof.

11. At the end of Chapter 9, what information does Georg receive regarding his bank?
(a) It burned down.
(b) It is bankrupt.
(c) It has been robbed.
(d) It was bought out by a competitor.

12. Why does Father Wasner become a regular at the von Trapp villa?
(a) He entertains the family with amusing stories.
(b) He has nowhere else to go.
(c) He realizes the family is serious about singing.
(d) He is invited to teach the children theology.

13. In 1938, after the Chancellor resigns, what does the von Trapps' butler inform them?
(a) He is quitting.
(b) He's a member of the Nazi party.
(c) He was born in Germany.
(d) He is related to the Chancellor.

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

15. Who hears the Trapp family singing on a radio program?
(a) The President of Italy.
(b) The Vienna Symphony's director.
(c) The Chancellor of Austria.
(d) The Archbishop of Salzburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Harry Drinker?

2. In New York, where does the family attend church daily?

3. How is Maria's third child delivered?

4. With Maria as their new mother, what do the von Trapp children learn every night?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 703 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample