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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria comment about the 107-concert tour in Part Two, Chapter 18?

2. Who else lives on the Vermont property with the von Trapps?

3. The von Trapps convert a former chicken coop into a:

4. When Maria talks about wanting to open a music camp, she describes her childhood "Sing Weeks," which were:

5. Wagner originally plans forty concerts for the family, but because of the war, he can book only how many?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After Georg dies, where is he buried?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What does Maria state that she finds impressive regarding Americans and manual labor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, explain how the following traits and qualities help the von Trapp family thrive in new circumstances:

1. Open-mindedness.

2. Thinking outside the box.

3. Family unity.

Essay Topic 2

When Georg dies, a part of Maria dies with him. Compare and contrast life for her before and after his passing. How does she cope and move forward after his death?

Essay Topic 3

The Captain and Maria come from very different backgrounds, he from a military career and she from a religious environment. Yet they are able to have a close, lasting relationship.

1. What significant differences are there between Maria and Georg? What similarities exist between the two?

2. Why do you think their marriage was successful despite their many differences? Explain in detail.

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