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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 says that after short weeks of practice:
(a) Anyone can make music.
(b) More practice is needed to reach perfection.
(c) A musician needs a break.
(d) Even a baby can play Mozart.

2. How does a neighbor, Betty, correct Maria's English?
(a) She cautions her to use the words "he, she, it" correctly.
(b) She explains that the "w" is not pronounced like a "v."
(c) She gives her a list of everything Maria is saying incorrectly.
(d) She tells Maria that using slang is vulgar.

3. Among the items the von Trapps sell to raise money are:
(a) Strudels and apple tartlets.
(b) Antique furniture.
(c) Pieces of peasant artwork.
(d) Crowns worn by Georg's ancestors.

4. What group has to give the von Trapp family permission before they can receive any building supplies for their home or their camp?
(a) The War Production Board.
(b) The War Housing Board.
(c) The War Remodeling Panel.
(d) The War Construction Panel.

5. With Georg's condition deteriorating rapidly, what does Father Wasner bring in?
(a) The book of Compassion for the Last Days.
(b) Holy water and a rosary.
(c) A 400-year-old Bible.
(d) The book of Prayers for the Dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Maria swallows a fly in mid-performance?

2. On their Vermont property, the von Trapps:

3. Maria points out that at her camp, folks who start out with Mary Had A Little Lamb soon can play:

4. In an effort to conserve gas and help the war effort, the von Trapps forgo traveling by car and instead travel by:

5. When the von Trapps say goodbye to the Drinkers, what does Maria note about the couple?

Short Essay Questions

1. The family is concerned about an upcoming concert they are to give at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, their first all-female concert. How does it turn out?

2. In the last chapter, what does Maria attribute to her full recovery?

3. How does the von Trapp family combine their concerts with their charity work?

4. In between their concert performances in America, the von Trapps' bank account balance dwindles to fifty dollars. What do they do to raise money and make ends meet until their next concert?

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

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

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 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?

9. During a performance in Denver, the family discovers the "lacking ingredient" that their manager, Mr. Schang, had alluded to before. How is the discovery made, and what is the missing ingredient?

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

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