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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria say she becomes addicted to?
(a) Fame.
(b) Auctions.
(c) Music.
(d) Food.

2. Why can't Maria attend Rupert's wedding?
(a) She is bedridden.
(b) She is not invited.
(c) She is giving a concert.
(d) She is sick with grief.

3. After Maria insists on another audition with Columbia Concerts, what happens?
(a) The executives are more impressed the second time around.
(b) The executives walk out before the family finishes.
(c) The family is invited to yet another audition.
(d) The family is escorted out and told to never return.

4. What masterpiece by Palestrina does Maria say the family learns well?
(a) Iglesia Santa.
(b) Todois Canteimos.
(c) Misa Brava.
(d) Dolores Sempre.

5. After nine days of taking recorder lessons, what do campers at the von Trapp music camp do?
(a) Take a break and go hiking.
(b) Take a break and learn to make crafts.
(c) Move on to learning the flute.
(d) Put on a little show.

6. Mr. Schang reconsiders and agrees to represent the von Trapp family on what condition?
(a) They wear shiny clothes, high heels, and lots of makeup.
(b) They spend three days a week talking to reporters.
(c) They pay $5,000 for publicity.
(d) They sing exclusively in English.

7. When the family entertains troops at a former Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp turned Army camp, what do Georg and Maria realize?
(a) Soon it will be time to retire from show business.
(b) The area is enchanting, and they could be happy living there.
(c) Army soldiers are very appreciative of their musical abilities.
(d) They much prefer singing outdoors than in stuffy theaters.

8. When the family moves into their Vermont home, what do they have to do?
(a) Schedule more concerts to earn money to repay the loan.
(b) Relocate the family of bears living on their property.
(c) Apply for a permit to own property legally in the United States.
(d) Rebuild the house and crooked barns.

9. After Rosemarie disappears for several days, where is she found?
(a) Wandering in the woods in Vermont.
(b) Roaming the streets of New York City.
(c) Looking for work in Toronto.
(d) Begging for food in Philadelphia.

10. What does Maria find when she opens a copy of Life Magazine?
(a) A spread about her and her family.
(b) A feature on her Austrian hometown.
(c) A shocking article about their manager.
(d) A pictorial tribute to Vermont.

11. Among the items the von Trapps sell to raise money are:
(a) Antique furniture.
(b) Strudels and apple tartlets.
(c) Crowns worn by Georg's ancestors.
(d) Pieces of peasant artwork.

12. On their Vermont property, the von Trapps:
(a) Set up a cottage where they sell handmade crafts.
(b) Learn how to harvest sap and make maple syrup.
(c) Start a mushroom farm.
(d) Build a summer playground for visiting families.

13. What does Georg develop that prompts Maria to urge him to see a specialist in New York?
(a) A large bump on his knee.
(b) A limp.
(c) A terrible cough.
(d) A nervous twitch.

14. What is the amount of the mortgage the von Trapps take out to purchase their Vermont home?
(a) $12,000.
(b) $78,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $23,000.

15. After their first performance of their third American tour, what does the manager tell the von Trapps?
(a) They need to project more be heard well in the back.
(b) They need more cheerful songs.
(c) They're doing a fantastic job.
(d) They are lacking something.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Ellis Island incident, what does the family's manager do for the sake of his finances?

2. After Mr. Schang agrees to manage the family, he has their name changed from Trapp Family Choir to what?

3. In America, who teaches Maria's little girls to play musical instruments?

4. When Georg and Maria consider buying a house in Vermont that's in poor condition, what does Maria point out?

5. Wagner originally plans forty concerts for the family, but because of the war, he can book only how many?

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