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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the family name their Vermont home?
(a) Heavenly Lobby.
(b) Musical Tavern.
(c) Cor Unum.
(d) E Pluribus Unum.
2. In Part 2, Chapter 13, Maria notes that she and the family are no longer a hundred percent European, but not what?
(a) Ready to completely say goodbye to Austria.
(b) As accomplished in English as she'd like.
(c) Completely American yet.
(d) Willing to forget their roots.
3. What does the family discover living under their sink in their Vermont home?
(a) A skunk.
(b) A cat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A bird.
4. When first visiting Vermont, what does the family like about the state?
(a) Its natural beauty, including swimming holes, woods, and pastures.
(b) The huge number of Austrians they find in Vermont.
(c) The hard-working people and the thriving maple syrup industry.
(d) Its unique state government.
5. After nine days of taking recorder lessons, what do campers at the von Trapp music camp do?
(a) Move on to learning the flute.
(b) Take a break and go hiking.
(c) Put on a little show.
(d) Take a break and learn to make crafts.
6. In the last chapter of the book, what does Maria credit for the recovery of her health?
(a) The love and support of her caring children.
(b) Thousands of letters and telegrams calling for prayer on her behalf.
(c) The love she still carries in her heart for Georg.
(d) The compassionate doctors and nurses who watched her around the clock.
7. Maria says that after short weeks of practice:
(a) A musician needs a break.
(b) More practice is needed to reach perfection.
(c) Even a baby can play Mozart.
(d) Anyone can make music.
8. When the family moves into their Vermont home, what do they have to do?
(a) Apply for a permit to own property legally in the United States.
(b) Relocate the family of bears living on their property.
(c) Rebuild the house and crooked barns.
(d) Schedule more concerts to earn money to repay the loan.
9. When Maria talks about wanting to open a music camp, she describes her childhood "Sing Weeks," which were:
(a) The weeks at the nunnery when local children came to learn music.
(b) Competitions between neighboring school choirs.
(c) Weeks when homework was put aside and class time was devoted to music.
(d) Music-learning get-togethers that lasted several days.
10. Who dies in the middle of the von Trapps' Vermont remodeling project?
(a) Mr. Alfred, the architect.
(b) Mr. Sears, the carpenter.
(c) Mr. Jones, the plumber.
(d) Mr. Quinoa, the electrician.
11. How many concerts is the von Trapp family scheduled to give during their third American tour?
(a) Fifty-seven.
(b) Sixty-five.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Forty-two.
12. When Maria asks Mr. Schang why he won't represent the family, what does he say?
(a) He finds it too difficult to work with Maria and Georg.
(b) Their songs are too long, and they are too serious when performing.
(c) They are boring and lack talent.
(d) He's heard negative things about them from Mr. Wagner.
13. Maria points out that at her camp, folks who start out with Mary Had A Little Lamb soon can play:
(a) Bach.
(b) Folk tunes.
(c) Chopin.
(d) Country melodies.
14. When the von Trapps are down to their last fifty dollars, what do they do to raise money?
(a) Hold a bake sale.
(b) Hold a craft exhibit and sale.
(c) Sell their antique jewelry.
(d) Hold a garage sale.
15. After the Ellis Island incident, what does the family's manager do for the sake of his finances?
(a) Takes a bigger cut of their earnings.
(b) Books more concerts to bring in more money.
(c) Refuses to pay for any publicity whatsoever for their concerts.
(d) Charges more for admission.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does "Cor Unum" mean?
2. In America, who teaches Maria's little girls to play musical instruments?
3. What happens when Maria swallows a fly in mid-performance?
4. When they travel by rail, sometimes the von Trapps end up in separate cars and worry about:
5. Maria explains that in Europe, if one is washing dishes when a guest arrives unexpectedly, one:
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