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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. When the von Trapps say goodbye to the Drinkers, what does Maria note about the couple?
(a) She is grateful to them for all they did for her family.
(b) They are the most generous friends she's ever known.
(c) They seem preoccupied with other matters.
(d) She appreciates them despite their many eccentricities.

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

3. When the Trapps are asked what they think of popular music, what does Father Wasner reply?
(a) Popular music comes and goes.
(b) Real popular music is music that lasts.
(c) Popular music is in poor taste.
(d) Only classical music is worth learning.

4. When they travel by rail, sometimes the von Trapps end up in separate cars and worry about:
(a) Whether or not everyone will get off at the right stop.
(b) Someone losing a ticket.
(c) Someone falling off the train.
(d) One of the children being kidnapped.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria appreciate that America has given her family?

2. What does Maria say she becomes addicted to?

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

4. Once the von Trapp family is released from Ellis Island, they resume giving concerts. What does Maria note about attendance?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. After Georg dies, where is he buried?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Maria say about using the recorder as a learning instrument at music camp?

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