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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 signs up for the Army?

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

4. After he dies, where is Georg buried?

5. How does a neighbor, Betty, correct Maria's English?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Near the end of the book, Maria describes how she became terribly ill and was near death, but then recovered. What factors contribute to her healing and recovery? How does faith play a role? What does Maria say about prayer and her recovery?

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