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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Georg paces worriedly over losing his fortune in Austria, Maria says she is:
(a) Elated.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Scared.
(d) Unconcerned.

2. How long is the von Trapps' sea voyage on their way to America after their escape from Austria?
(a) Eleven days.
(b) Two and a half weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Five days.

3. What is the "American Farmer?"
(a) A ship.
(b) A plane.
(c) A song.
(d) A play.

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

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

6. After Georg loses his fortune in Austria, the family:
(a) Fires the butler.
(b) Sells their jewelry and antiques collection.
(c) Lets six servants go.
(d) Sells their expensive silverware and crystal.

7. How do the von Trapps end up back in America when the war breaks out?
(a) They use fake passports.
(b) Mr. Wagner provides them with tickets back.
(c) They hide in a ship, traveling as stowaways.
(d) Their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Drinker, fly them back.

8. What uniquely American things is the family introduced to on the ship bound for the United States?
(a) Hot dogs and hamburgers.
(b) Slang, sodas, and coin denominations.
(c) Baseball and football.
(d) Popcorn, gum, and chocolate bars.

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

10. On the ship bound from London to the United States, Maria learns English by:
(a) Reading English novels.
(b) Having Americans name everything on the ship.
(c) Studying her Austrian-English dictionary.
(d) Hiring an English tutor.

11. 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.

12. When Georg buys twelve tickets for the Normandie, leaving on March 4th, where is the family going?
(a) To a refugee center in England.
(b) They don't know yet.
(c) Back to Austria.
(d) To stall for time at sea until their visa extension comes in.

13. When Princess Yvonne is about to visit the von Trapps, what does the Captain's daughter, Little Maria, ask?
(a) Why the Captain doesn't leave the Princess and marry Maria instead.
(b) Whether or not they still need the Princess now that they have Maria.
(c) Why the Princess is always so cold to her.
(d) If the Princess will bring her chocolate truffles from Belgium.

14. At first, how does Georg feel about his children and wife performing on stage?
(a) He thinks it's demeaning.
(b) He is excited for them.
(c) He feels they should get paid.
(d) He doesn't know what to think.

15. When Maria becomes pregnant again and doctors want her to end the pregnancy because of her weak kidneys, what does Maria do?
(a) Takes strengthening herbs.
(b) Goes on a strict diet.
(c) Goes on fulltime bedrest.
(d) Ends the pregnancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. To earn a living after Georg loses most of his savings, what does the family do?

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

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

4. The family escapes Austria by getting permission to go:

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

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