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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. During the summer music festivals in Salzburg, the von Trapp family:
(a) Recites poetry to visiting dignitaries.
(b) Takes out-of-town guests sightseeing.
(c) Leaves the city because it gets too crowded.
(d) Sells homemade pastries to raise funds for the nunnery.
2. When the Captain returns to the villa unexpectedly from a trip and finds his family sitting on the floor singing, what does he do?
(a) Yells at Maria.
(b) Sits with them.
(c) Scolds the children.
(d) Laughs uncontrollably.
3. Father Wasner has vast knowledge of:
(a) Overseas church missionary work.
(b) Ethics and morality.
(c) Music theory and history.
(d) The rise of Christianity in Austria.
4. What do the von Trapp family members do to pass the time while imprisoned at Ellis Island?
(a) Read.
(b) Make crafts.
(c) Sing.
(d) Write letters.
5. When she first learns English, Maria spells words as she would in Austrian. For example, she spells "watch" as:
(a) Votsch.
(b) Vashe.
(c) Wasch.
(d) Wosht.
Short Answer Questions
1. On the ship bound from London to the United States, Maria learns English by:
2. Maria's second baby is named:
3. The family escapes Austria by getting permission to go:
4. When the mother of a famous harpsichordist tells the von Trapps they need publicity, what does the family do?
5. When the von Trapps go on a camping trip with Uncle Peter and his family, how many pieces of luggage does Peter bring?
Short Essay Questions
1. How often does the Trapp family sing at their villa?
2. Describe the von Trapps' experience of being imprisoned at Ellis Island.
3. After Johannes is born, the family's U.S. visitor visas expire and no extension is granted. Where do they end up?
4. After Maria and Georg marry, the family settles into a routine. Describe their typical evening.
5. After the von Trapp family gets used to the routine of giving concerts, there is still one aspect of performing they dislike. What is it?
6. Why does Maria feel uncomfortable when she first arrives at the Trapp Villa?
7. When the family first arrives at the Hotel Wellington in New York City, what experiences do they have?
8. What happens to the family's clothes when they get their laundry done in New York at the rate of six cents a pound?
9. What happens after the Chancellor of Austria hears the family singing on the radio?
10. How does Father Wasner come into the von Trapps' lives?
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