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

2. What is the amount of the mortgage the von Trapps take out to purchase their Vermont home?
(a) $78,000.
(b) $12,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $23,000.

3. With their wool stage clothes being extremely uncomfortable in the East Coast summer humidity, what do the von Trapps do?
(a) Sew cotton versions of their costumes.
(b) Replace their costumes with evening gowns and light suits.
(c) Order wool-like outfits made from lighter materials.
(d) Buy light, bright dresses and shorts for the stage.

4. Maria opens Chapter 20 in Part 2 with the Biblical story of:
(a) Moses.
(b) Noah.
(c) Job.
(d) Joseph.

5. On their Vermont property, the von Trapps:
(a) Set up a cottage where they sell handmade crafts.
(b) Build a summer playground for visiting families.
(c) Start a mushroom farm.
(d) Learn how to harvest sap and make maple syrup.

Short Answer Questions

1. When first visiting Vermont, what does the family like about the state?

2. Who signs up for the Army?

3. Why can't Maria attend Rupert's wedding?

4. After their first performance of their third American tour, what does the manager tell the von Trapps?

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. What is Maria surprised to find when she opens a copy of Life Magazine after the von Trapps have been in Vermont a while?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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