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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 they've paid off debts, what does the family purchase to help them travel to their concerts and, at the same time, save money?
(a) A large tour bus.
(b) A Lincoln Continental and a Cadillac.
(c) A Chrysler Imperial and a Volvo.
(d) A limousine.

2. When first visiting Vermont, what does the family like about the state?
(a) The huge number of Austrians they find in Vermont.
(b) The hard-working people and the thriving maple syrup industry.
(c) Its unique state government.
(d) Its natural beauty, including swimming holes, woods, and pastures.

3. The doctor who's been treating Georg tells Maria that he has:
(a) Cancer in his knee.
(b) A heart murmur.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) An inoperable lung tumor.

4. After the family performs the masterpiece by Palestrina, Maria says the few who attend are:
(a) Jumping with joy.
(b) Bored of falling asleep.
(c) Deeply moved.
(d) Clapping politely but without enthusiasm.

5. When they travel by rail, sometimes the von Trapps end up in separate cars and worry about:
(a) Someone losing a ticket.
(b) One of the children being kidnapped.
(c) Whether or not everyone will get off at the right stop.
(d) Someone falling off the train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Cor Unum" mean?

2. After losing Georg, Maria states that "hundreds of people around you cannot" do what?

3. What masterpiece by Palestrina does Maria say the family learns well?

4. After receiving an urgent letter in 1947, what organization does the von Trapp family form?

5. Maria opens Chapter 20 in Part 2 with the Biblical story of:

Short Essay Questions

1. After the family auditions for manager F.C. Schang and he decides that he won't represent them, what reasons does he give Maria?

2. What does Maria say about using the recorder as a learning instrument at music camp?

3. When Mr. Schang reconsiders and agrees to take on the Trapp family if they supply $5,000 for publicity, how does the family acquire this money?

4. By their third American tour, what changes have the von Trapp family members made to their concerts to appeal to a wider audience?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Maria say about going to auctions?

6. What does the family name their Vermont home, and why?

7. After the von Trapps buy their Vermont house, but before they actually move in, what do the older sons, Werner and Rupert, tell the family?

8. When the family first visits Vermont, what is it about the state that they like?

9. Why does Maria want to build a music camp near their home in Vermont?

10. Why do two officials from the War Production Board arrive at Vermont to talk to Maria?

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