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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In January of 1947, the von Trapp family receives an important letter from the:
(a) Chancellor of Austria.
(b) American League of Austrian Friends.
(c) Vatican Pope.
(d) American Army of Occupation in Austria.

2. With Georg's condition deteriorating rapidly, what does Father Wasner bring in?
(a) Holy water and a rosary.
(b) The book of Compassion for the Last Days.
(c) The book of Prayers for the Dying.
(d) A 400-year-old Bible.

3. What does the letter that the Trapp family receives in January of 1947 say?
(a) Invites Maria to become an ambassador to Austria.
(b) Informs the family they can never set foot in Austria again.
(c) Urges the family to return to Austria.
(d) Asks the family to help the suffering Austrian people.

4. Maria points out that at her camp, folks who start out with Mary Had A Little Lamb soon can play:
(a) Folk tunes.
(b) Bach.
(c) Country melodies.
(d) Chopin.

5. Who else lives on the Vermont property with the von Trapps?
(a) An employee named Theophile and his family.
(b) A maple syrup farmer named Cole.
(c) A maid named Augustana and her family.
(d) A ski instructor name Fey.

6. Maria explains that in Europe, if one is washing dishes when a guest arrives unexpectedly, one:
(a) Asks the guest to help.
(b) Asks the guest to come back later.
(c) Tries to hide the fact that he or she was doing dishes.
(d) Finishes the dishes while chatting with the guest.

7. When they travel by rail, sometimes the von Trapps end up in separate cars and worry about:
(a) Someone falling off the train.
(b) One of the children being kidnapped.
(c) Whether or not everyone will get off at the right stop.
(d) Someone losing a ticket.

8. What does Maria conclude is the key to true happiness?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Love.
(c) Family.
(d) Music.

9. The doctor who's been treating Georg tells Maria that he has:
(a) Cancer in his knee.
(b) A heart murmur.
(c) An inoperable lung tumor.
(d) Multiple sclerosis.

10. How does the von Trapps' all-female concert in Bethlehem, PA, turn out?
(a) It leads to a new contract and new manager.
(b) Reasonably well despite two of the singers forgetting some of the words.
(c) It is cut short because of a utility workers' strike.
(d) It is one of their most outstanding and memorable concerts.

11. What does the family name their Vermont home?
(a) Musical Tavern.
(b) E Pluribus Unum.
(c) Cor Unum.
(d) Heavenly Lobby.

12. When the Trapps are asked what they think of popular music, what does Father Wasner reply?
(a) Real popular music is music that lasts.
(b) Popular music is in poor taste.
(c) Popular music comes and goes.
(d) Only classical music is worth learning.

13. Wagner originally plans forty concerts for the family, but because of the war, he can book only how many?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty-four.
(d) Thirty-one.

14. When Maria asks Mr. Schang why he won't represent the family, what does he say?
(a) Their songs are too long, and they are too serious when performing.
(b) He finds it too difficult to work with Maria and Georg.
(c) He's heard negative things about them from Mr. Wagner.
(d) They are boring and lack talent.

15. In the last chapter of the book, what does Maria credit for the recovery of her health?
(a) Thousands of letters and telegrams calling for prayer on her behalf.
(b) The love she still carries in her heart for Georg.
(c) The compassionate doctors and nurses who watched her around the clock.
(d) The love and support of her caring children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the ten-day music camp try to do for its campers?

2. Why does Mr. Wagner refuse to renew the von Trapps' contract?

3. What ultimately becomes of the von Trapps' former Austrian home?

4. After Rosemarie disappears for several days, where is she found?

5. How is Maria able to acquire most of the furniture for their newly bought property in Vermont?

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