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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. Maria gets permission from the Archbishop to do what at their villa?
(a) Turn a room into a chapel.
(b) Create a library of religious tomes.
(c) Turn a wing into a nunnery.
(d) House monks of the region's silent order.

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

3. After the Salzburg music festivals are over, the children notice that Maria is no longer joining them in volleyball. What reason does she give for not participating in their games?
(a) She's getting too old to play.
(b) She has arthritis.
(c) She's sick.
(d) She's pregnant.

4. In 1938, after the Chancellor resigns, what does the von Trapps' butler inform them?
(a) He was born in Germany.
(b) He is quitting.
(c) He's a member of the Nazi party.
(d) He is related to the Chancellor.

5. Why is the family detained at Ellis Island?
(a) The youngest child has the chicken pox.
(b) Maria answers a question incorrectly to an immigration officer.
(c) They have no money.
(d) It's customary to detain all newcomers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mrs. Drinker tells Maria she needs to deliver her baby at a hospital. What does Maria say?

2. Why does Maria feel it's all right for the family to sing on radio?

3. At the end of Chapter 9, what information does Georg receive regarding his bank?

4. The family escapes Austria by getting permission to go:

5. Maria feels hurt whenever Americans call her and her family what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maria feel uncomfortable when she first arrives at the Trapp Villa?

2. How does Father Wasner come into the von Trapps' lives?

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

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

5. What is the "American Farmer?"

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

7. Not long after Maria's daughter Leonore is born, Maria is hospitalized for kidney stones. What does Georg bring to keep her company while she recovers after surgery?

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

9. After Maria returns home from her kidney stone procedure, the family gets a long distance call. What information do they receive during this call?

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

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