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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. What does the family find amusing about Uncle Peter?
(a) He does nothing without consulting a manual first.
(b) He wears a different style of shoe on each foot.
(c) He's afraid of holding babies, thinking they're too delicate.
(d) He's an inventor, but very few of his inventions work.

2. Who spends a lot of time helping Maria take care of baby Johannes?
(a) Martina.
(b) Johanna.
(c) Hedwig.
(d) Agathe.

3. When a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp household, what does he tell Georg to do?
(a) Renounce his loyalty to Austria.
(b) Donate funds to the German army.
(c) Display a Nazi flag.
(d) Teach his children German.

4. When Princess Yvonne is about to visit the von Trapps, what does the Captain's daughter, Little Maria, ask?
(a) Why the Princess is always so cold to her.
(b) Why the Captain doesn't leave the Princess and marry Maria instead.
(c) If the Princess will bring her chocolate truffles from Belgium.
(d) Whether or not they still need the Princess now that they have Maria.

5. To earn a living after Georg loses most of his savings, what does the family do?
(a) Sew and sell clothing.
(b) Work at the nunnery.
(c) Rent out rooms in their villa.
(d) Clean neighbors' houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she first learns English, Maria spells words as she would in Austrian. For example, she spells "watch" as:

2. When the family is invited to perform at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries in Austria, what do they decide?

3. Father Wasner has vast knowledge of:

4. When the von Trapps are newcomers in New York, they eat most of their meals at:

5. When Maria suggests the children wear play-suits, what does the Baroness say?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. After Maria and Georg marry, the family settles into a routine. Describe their typical evening.

3. What happens to the family's clothes when they get their laundry done in New York at the rate of six cents a pound?

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

5. When the von Trapp family goes on tour in Europe, who do they sing for?

6. Maria explains that Salzburg is built around what two prominent structures?

7. When a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp family's villa and tells Georg to display a Nazi flag from the house, how does Georg respond?

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

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

10. How does Maria feel about her family being regarded as "poor refugees?"

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