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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What treasured baby clothes does Maria show Mrs. Drinker?
(a) Cashmere sweaters.
(b) Baby bonnets.
(c) Knit booties and crocheted hats.
(d) Embroidered shirts and fancy gowns.

2. Who escapes Austria with the von Trapp family?
(a) Hans, the butler.
(b) Father Wasner.
(c) The former school principal.
(d) The Archbishop.

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

4. Father Wasner has vast knowledge of:
(a) Overseas church missionary work.
(b) The rise of Christianity in Austria.
(c) Music theory and history.
(d) Ethics and morality.

5. While Maria is recovering from kidney stone surgery, she mischievously tricks a nurse, Sister Agrosia, into believing what?
(a) The baby chicks think Maria is their mother.
(b) The puppy's name is Georg.
(c) The kitten is a baby mountain lion from the wild.
(d) The turtle might eat newborns' toes.

6. Who is Harry Drinker?
(a) A senator who helps the family with their papers.
(b) A music fan the family befriends.
(c) A reporter who is enchanted by the family.
(d) A manager for the family.

7. When Maria returns to Salzburg after her kidney stone surgery, what does the family receive?
(a) A special delivery of chocolate truffles.
(b) A long distance phone call.
(c) A surprise visitor.
(d) An angry letter from a neighbor.

8. What happens to concerts in Europe when war breaks out?
(a) They are cancelled.
(b) They go on as planned.
(c) The venues change to lift morale.
(d) They're moved to safer locations.

9. During the summer music festivals in Salzburg, the von Trapp family:
(a) Leaves the city because it gets too crowded.
(b) Takes out-of-town guests sightseeing.
(c) Sells homemade pastries to raise funds for the nunnery.
(d) Recites poetry to visiting dignitaries.

10. When the family is invited to perform at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries in Austria, what do they decide?
(a) They need to liven up their performance.
(b) They're out of their league.
(c) They must sew new clothes for the occasion.
(d) It would be an honor.

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

12. Before Maria arrives to teach at the von Trapp Villa, how many other teachers and governesses have come and gone?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty-nine.
(d) Forty-two.

13. 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) Laughs uncontrollably.
(b) Sits with them.
(c) Scolds the children.
(d) Yells at Maria.

14. With Maria as their new mother, what do the von Trapp children learn every night?
(a) A new recipe.
(b) A new song.
(c) An Austrian fairytale.
(d) Another prayer.

15. When the von Trapps are newcomers in New York, they eat most of their meals at:
(a) An Irish pub.
(b) A Chinese cafeteria.
(c) An Italian restaurant.
(d) A Jewish deli.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to the Captain and his children, who else lives at the villa when Maria arrives?

2. What does the family find amusing about Uncle Peter?

3. When Maria first arrives at the villa, how do six of the children -- Agathe, Hedwig, Martina, Johanna, Rupert, and Werner -- greet her?

4. What is the "American Farmer?"

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

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