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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. Mr. Schang reconsiders and agrees to represent the von Trapp family on what condition?
(a) They sing exclusively in English.
(b) They pay $5,000 for publicity.
(c) They spend three days a week talking to reporters.
(d) They wear shiny clothes, high heels, and lots of makeup.

2. After their first performance of their third American tour, what does the manager tell the von Trapps?
(a) They're doing a fantastic job.
(b) They need to project more be heard well in the back.
(c) They need more cheerful songs.
(d) They are lacking something.

3. Even though the von Trapps' Austrian house is returned to them after the war, why can't they live there?
(a) They are forbidden from stepping foot in Austria.
(b) Another family claimed it.
(c) Most of it was burned down.
(d) It had been used by the Nazis for awful purposes.

4. What does Maria refer to as "the memorable year?"
(a) The year the family grew closer than ever.
(b) The year following Georg's death, when much goes wrong.
(c) The year some time ago when they first arrived in America.
(d) The year long ago when she first met Georg and the children.

5. When the von Trapps are down to their last fifty dollars, what do they do to raise money?
(a) Hold a craft exhibit and sale.
(b) Hold a garage sale.
(c) Hold a bake sale.
(d) Sell their antique jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. After nine days of taking recorder lessons, what do campers at the von Trapp music camp do?

2. How is Maria able to acquire most of the furniture for their newly bought property in Vermont?

3. How many concerts is the von Trapp family scheduled to give during their third American tour?

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

5. When Maria asks Mr. Schang why he won't represent the family, what does he say?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the Trapp family settles into their Vermont home, what do they learn about maple syrup?

2. After Georg dies, where is he buried?

3. As Maria explains that she and her family are no longer completely European but are not yet fully American, what does she say she appreciates, and what dismays her?

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

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

6. 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?

7. Why does the family decide to buy a rundown farm in Vermont?

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

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. How does Maria feel the family is contributing to the war effort?

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