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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria comment about the 107-concert tour in Part Two, Chapter 18?
(a) It's when she learned to be politically active.
(b) It was dubbed the International Friendship Tour.
(c) It was exhausting but fruitful.
(d) It represents the kindness of Americans.

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

3. Even though the von Trapps' Austrian house is returned to them after the war, why can't they live there?
(a) They are forbidden from stepping foot in Austria.
(b) Most of it was burned down.
(c) Another family claimed it.
(d) It had been used by the Nazis for awful purposes.

4. When Georg and Maria consider buying a house in Vermont that's in poor condition, what does Maria point out?
(a) They can always build a better house, but they can never find another view like this.
(b) They have enough money saved up to build a new house before moving in.
(c) In a few years, the property value will go up and they can sell it, making a profit.
(d) A rundown house in the country is better than a nice house in the city.

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

6. With their wool stage clothes being extremely uncomfortable in the East Coast summer humidity, what do the von Trapps do?
(a) Order wool-like outfits made from lighter materials.
(b) Buy light, bright dresses and shorts for the stage.
(c) Replace their costumes with evening gowns and light suits.
(d) Sew cotton versions of their costumes.

7. How is Maria able to acquire most of the furniture for their newly bought property in Vermont?
(a) Singing her way into having the prices lowered for her.
(b) Going to antique stores.
(c) Buying pieces at a bargain at auctions.
(d) Shopping at garage sales.

8. What does Maria say about traveling to concerts with children?
(a) It's rewarding.
(b) It's hectic.
(c) It works out better if you bring a nanny.
(d) It's fun to be with family.

9. In a letter to friends, what does Maria say she noticed while driving up the coast from Los Angeles to Seattle?
(a) How pale Georg looked.
(b) How crowded the roads were.
(c) How vast the ocean is.
(d) How quiet and withdrawn the children were.

10. Who signs up for the Army?
(a) Mr. Schang, the family's manager.
(b) Mr. Warner, the family's former manager.
(c) Father Wasner, the family's choir director.
(d) Mr. Drinker, the family's close friend.

11. After her husband's death, Maria describes herself at the camp acting as a:
(a) Hermit.
(b) Zombie.
(c) Robot.
(d) Ghost.

12. 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) Rebuild the house and crooked barns.
(d) Apply for a permit to own property legally in the United States.

13. 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.

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

15. What specific talent does Maria claim Mr. Schang has?
(a) He knows how to say the right thing at the right time to charm people.
(b) He knows how to provide exceptional publicity to bring in large audiences.
(c) He is good at pairing up the von Trapps with other talent for a spectacular show.
(d) He pinpoints exactly what's missing from their program and explains it clearly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In January of 1947, the von Trapp family receives an important letter from the:

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 13, Maria notes that she and the family are no longer a hundred percent European, but not what?

5. How many concerts is the von Trapp family scheduled to give during their third American tour?

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