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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the family detained at Ellis Island?
(a) The youngest child has the chicken pox.
(b) It's customary to detain all newcomers.
(c) Maria answers a question incorrectly to an immigration officer.
(d) They have no money.

2. 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.

3. When Maria suggests the children wear play-suits, what does the Baroness say?
(a) The children should be studying, not playing.
(b) The Captain has already ordered play-suits for all the children.
(c) The Captain wants his children to be dressed neatly.
(d) Play-suits are for peasants, not upper-class children.

4. 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) To stall for time at sea until their visa extension comes in.
(c) Back to Austria.
(d) They don't know yet.

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

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

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

8. What does Maria think of the villa's garden?
(a) She would like to see the groundskeeper do a better job with the roses.
(b) She is humbled by its simplicity and modest size, calling it a peaceful retreat.
(c) She feels it is too showy and pretentious.
(d) She's impressed by its size and beauty, calling it a paradise for children.

9. In addition to the Captain and his children, who else lives at the villa when Maria arrives?
(a) The Princess, baroness, music teacher, butler, and maids.
(b) The Princess, butler, cook, maids, and family priest.
(c) The butler, baroness, cook, gardener, farm keeper, and various maids.
(d) Cooks, maids, gardeners, auto mechanics, artists, and a groundskeeper.

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

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

12. In addition to celebrating birthdays in their Austrian villa, what does the family celebrate?
(a) Children's Day, the second Sunday of each month.
(b) Feast Day of the saint each person is named after.
(c) Honor Day in memory of their ancestors.
(d) Cuisine Day and a week of food festivals leading up to it.

13. Mrs. Drinker tells Maria she needs to deliver her baby at a hospital. What does Maria say?
(a) She wants to know where the hospital is.
(b) She doesn't need any assistance if Georg helps.
(c) She'd rather have a midwife.
(d) Hospitals have too many sick people.

14. The family escapes Austria by getting permission to go:
(a) Sing in London.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Deliver packages to the poor.
(d) Mountain climbing.

15. How does Georg feel about his family performing at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries?
(a) Confused.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Proud.
(d) Jealous.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Maria adjusts to life at the villa, what becomes her morning routine?

2. After marrying the Captain, what becomes part of Maria's family routine?

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?

4. The clothes that Mrs. Drinker convinces Maria to buy for baby Johannes end up being:

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

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