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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In New York, where does the family attend church daily?
(a) Saint Mark's Church.
(b) Saint Paul the Apostle Church.
(c) Saint James Cathedral.
(d) Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

2. After seeing Maria's baby clothes, what does Mrs. Drinker do?
(a) Hosts a baby shower for Maria.
(b) Takes Maria shopping for practical baby clothes.
(c) Gives her money to buy modern baby outfits.
(d) Lends Maria some of her baby's clothes.

3. In New York, Maria discovers that shoes are shined where?
(a) In barbershops.
(b) Next to post offices.
(c) In department stores.
(d) At drugstores.

4. When the von Trapps go on a camping trip with Uncle Peter and his family, how many pieces of luggage does Peter bring?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Eleven.

5. What uniquely American things is the family introduced to on the ship bound for the United States?
(a) Hot dogs and hamburgers.
(b) Baseball and football.
(c) Popcorn, gum, and chocolate bars.
(d) Slang, sodas, and coin denominations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Georg give Maria to accompany her when she's recovering from kidney stone surgery?

2. At Macy's department store, what is Maria afraid of?

3. Why is the family detained at Ellis Island?

4. What do Quakers from the Society of Friends give the Trapp family to help them out?

5. After the family sings at the Salzburg Festivals, which is the dream of every musician, what happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Johannes is born, the family's U.S. visitor visas expire and no extension is granted. Where do they end up?

2. When the von Trapp family vacations with Georg's distant cousin Peter, what do they find odd about him?

3. When the mother of a famous harpsichordist advises the family that they need to get themselves a publicist, what do the von Trapps do?

4. After Georg loses his fortune, what adjustments does the family make?

5. Instead of going to a New York City hospital, Maria wants her baby to be delivered by a midwife at home, as was the custom in Austria at the time. In the end, who delivers her son Johannes and what happens?

6. Describe the conversation between Maria and Princess Yvonne in Maria's room at the villa.

7. After the Nazis take over, what changes take place at the children's school?

8. When Little Maria tells Maria that she misses piano lessons, what does the governess do?

9. How does the family help take care of the new baby after Johannes is born?

10. When a famous performer, Lotte Lehmann, hears the family practice and encourages them to enter a singing contest, what happens?

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