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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 Maria insists on another audition with Columbia Concerts, what happens?
(a) The family is escorted out and told to never return.
(b) The executives are more impressed the second time around.
(c) The family is invited to yet another audition.
(d) The executives walk out before the family finishes.

2. After the Ellis Island incident, what does the family's manager do for the sake of his finances?
(a) Charges more for admission.
(b) Refuses to pay for any publicity whatsoever for their concerts.
(c) Books more concerts to bring in more money.
(d) Takes a bigger cut of their earnings.

3. What does Maria find when she opens a copy of Life Magazine?
(a) A shocking article about their manager.
(b) A feature on her Austrian hometown.
(c) A pictorial tribute to Vermont.
(d) A spread about her and her family.

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

5. What does Maria find when she inspects the camp she wishes to turn into a music camp?
(a) Eleven large barracks.
(b) Twenty picnic tables.
(c) One large hall.
(d) Three small stages.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Among the items the von Trapps sell to raise money are:

3. What does Georg develop that prompts Maria to urge him to see a specialist in New York?

4. After Rosemarie disappears for several days, where is she found?

5. Even though the von Trapps' Austrian house is returned to them after the war, why can't they live there?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During what Maria calls "the memorable year," what problems and issues do the von Trapps experience?

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

4. As the family travels across the United States on their concert tours, what do they appreciate about the scenery? What do they dislike about the landscape?

5. Where on their Vermont property does the family build a small chapel?

6. What monumental event happens during the von Trapps' summer camp season of 1945?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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