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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens after the von Trapps' visitor visas expire?
(a) They are given a two-month extension.
(b) They are arrested and forcibly departed.
(c) Their visa extension request is rejected.
(d) Their application is automatically resubmitted.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. After leaving the U.S. when their visas are not extended, where do the von Trapps tour next?
(a) Warsaw.
(b) Copenhagen.
(c) Stockholm.
(d) Berlin.

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

13. Who spends a lot of time helping Maria take care of baby Johannes?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Johanna.
(c) Hedwig.
(d) Martina.

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

15. After the Salzburg music festivals are over, the children notice that Maria is no longer joining them in volleyball. What reason does she give for not participating in their games?
(a) She's getting too old to play.
(b) She has arthritis.
(c) She's sick.
(d) She's pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Maria gives birth to her second child, she needs surgery for kidney stones. How many stones are removed?

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

3. After the Nazis start taking control of Austria under the pretense of being liberators, Maria:

4. While Georg paces worriedly over losing his fortune in Austria, Maria says she is:

5. When she first learns English, Maria spells words as she would in Austrian. For example, she spells "watch" as:

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