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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 the Trapp family gives a benefit concert to raise money for a school with a leaky roof, how does the school express gratitude?
(a) Bringing the family home-cooked meals.
(b) Offering the family free tutoring services.
(c) Naming a school wing after the von Trapps.
(d) Sending over carpentry students to help with construction.

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

3. In an effort to conserve gas and help the war effort, the von Trapps forgo traveling by car and instead travel by:
(a) Monorail.
(b) Chartered bus.
(c) Tour bus.
(d) Train.

4. As the family makes plans to move into their Vermont home, what do the boys, Werner and Rupert, announce?
(a) They're making plans for a double wedding.
(b) They've decided to quit show business.
(c) They've been drafted.
(d) They've been accepted to college.

5. What masterpiece by Palestrina does Maria say the family learns well?
(a) Iglesia Santa.
(b) Todois Canteimos.
(c) Misa Brava.
(d) Dolores Sempre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the letter that the Trapp family receives in January of 1947 say?

2. In America, who teaches Maria's little girls to play musical instruments?

3. After the Ellis Island incident, what does the family's manager do for the sake of his finances?

4. A cook agrees to work at the music camp as long as she has:

5. After he dies, where is Georg buried?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How does the start of the war affect attendance to the von Trapp concerts?

5. 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?

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

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

8. What do the Trapps do when they receive a letter from Austria describing the suffering of the people there after the war?

9. 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?

10. When Georg becomes very sick, what do doctors tell Maria?

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