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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The compassionate doctors and nurses who watched her around the clock.
(c) The love she still carries in her heart for Georg.
(d) Thousands of letters and telegrams calling for prayer on her behalf.

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

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

4. In an effort to conserve gas and help the war effort, the von Trapps forgo traveling by car and instead travel by:
(a) Chartered bus.
(b) Tour bus.
(c) Monorail.
(d) Train.

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

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

7. Once the von Trapp family is released from Ellis Island, they resume giving concerts. What does Maria note about attendance?
(a) Seats are empty because people are out enjoying autumn.
(b) Seats are empty because nobody can afford to attend.
(c) Seats are full because audiences are looking for light entertainment.
(d) Seats are full because the family received great publicity.

8. What is the purpose of the organization the Trapps form in 1947?
(a) Creating pen pal relationships between the U.S. and Austria.
(b) Lobbying for Austria's freedom.
(c) Bringing Austrian refugees to the United States.
(d) Helping the poor and displaced of all nationalities.

9. In America, who teaches Maria's little girls to play musical instruments?
(a) A piano teacher who was once homeless.
(b) An Austrian refugee who lives nearby.
(c) An accomplished jazz artist.
(d) A former member of the Boston Symphony.

10. 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.

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

12. What does the ten-day music camp try to do for its campers?
(a) Acquaint guests with as much musical literature as possible.
(b) Train future professional musicians.
(c) Show that music is fun, not boring.
(d) Create well-rounded, artistic individuals.

13. After losing Georg, Maria states that "hundreds of people around you cannot" do what?
(a) Bring the one you love back to you.
(b) Mend your broken heart.
(c) Console you for the loss of the one.
(d) Cheer you after an enormous loss.

14. In Part 2, Chapter 13, Maria notes that she and the family are no longer a hundred percent European, but not what?
(a) As accomplished in English as she'd like.
(b) Ready to completely say goodbye to Austria.
(c) Completely American yet.
(d) Willing to forget their roots.

15. Maria explains that when they travel by rail, sometimes they have to wait for hours in:
(a) The heat.
(b) Smelly buildings.
(c) Freezing stations.
(d) The snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maria explains that in Europe, if one is washing dishes when a guest arrives unexpectedly, one:

2. When the family moves into their Vermont home, what do they have to do?

3. After the Trapp family gives a benefit concert to raise money for a school with a leaky roof, how does the school express gratitude?

4. How does a neighbor, Betty, correct Maria's English?

5. What does Maria find when she opens a copy of Life Magazine?

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