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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the Captain's first wife?
(a) She was lost at sea.
(b) She disappeared mysteriously.
(c) She left the Captain for another man.
(d) She died of scarlet fever.

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

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

4. What do the von Trapp family members do to pass the time while imprisoned at Ellis Island?
(a) Write letters.
(b) Read.
(c) Sing.
(d) Make crafts.

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

6. When a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp household, what does he tell Georg to do?
(a) Renounce his loyalty to Austria.
(b) Display a Nazi flag.
(c) Teach his children German.
(d) Donate funds to the German army.

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

8. To earn a living after Georg loses most of his savings, what does the family do?
(a) Sew and sell clothing.
(b) Rent out rooms in their villa.
(c) Work at the nunnery.
(d) Clean neighbors' houses.

9. How is Maria's third child delivered?
(a) At the hospital with a midwife and a young nurse.
(b) At home with a young doctor and a nurse.
(c) At home with a midwife.
(d) At the hospital with a team of doctors.

10. What does Georg give Maria to accompany her when she's recovering from kidney stone surgery?
(a) A turtle and a kitten.
(b) A puppy and three chicks.
(c) Three chicks and a turtle.
(d) A kitten and a puppy.

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

12. What happens at the von Trapps' first singing concert?
(a) Maria trips on stage.
(b) They come in third.
(c) They win.
(d) They meet the Pope.

13. While her family goes sightseeing in New York, Maria stays in the hotel to:
(a) Learn English.
(b) Knit baby clothes.
(c) Practice songs.
(d) Cook dinner.

14. When the Captain returns to the villa unexpectedly from a trip and finds his family sitting on the floor singing, what does he do?
(a) Sits with them.
(b) Scolds the children.
(c) Laughs uncontrollably.
(d) Yells at Maria.

15. When Maria gives birth to her first child, Rosemarie, this is Georg's:
(a) Eighth child.
(b) Tenth child.
(c) Twelfth child.
(d) Seventh child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maria feel it's all right for the family to sing on radio?

2. When the family is invited to perform at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries in Austria, what do they decide?

3. Who escapes Austria with the von Trapp family?

4. Who hears the Trapp family singing on a radio program?

5. What happens to concerts in Europe when war breaks out?

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