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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. After Johannes is born, who takes the family to concerts and museums?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Friends.
(c) Anne, the nurse.
(d) Mr. Wagner.

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

3. In addition to the Captain and his children, who else lives at the villa when Maria arrives?
(a) The Princess, butler, cook, maids, and family priest.
(b) The Princess, baroness, music teacher, butler, and maids.
(c) Cooks, maids, gardeners, auto mechanics, artists, and a groundskeeper.
(d) The butler, baroness, cook, gardener, farm keeper, and various maids.

4. What happens after the von Trapps' visitor visas expire?
(a) They are given a two-month extension.
(b) Their visa extension request is rejected.
(c) They are arrested and forcibly departed.
(d) Their application is automatically resubmitted.

5. Who is Father Wasner?
(a) A professor of theology who gives mass at their local church.
(b) A close family relative who counsels them on spiritual matters.
(c) A young priest who helps the family advance musically.
(d) The priest who marries Georg and Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. As their first Christmas with Maria approaches, what do the children do while they sing?

2. Who brings the presents at Christmas in Austria?

3. What does the family find amusing about Uncle Peter?

4. As Maria adjusts to life at the villa, what becomes her morning routine?

5. What happens to concerts in Europe when war breaks out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How often does the Trapp family sing at their villa?

2. When the family first arrives at the Hotel Wellington in New York City, what experiences do they have?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What happens after the Chancellor of Austria hears the family singing on the radio?

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

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

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