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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. In a letter to friends, what does Maria say she noticed while driving up the coast from Los Angeles to Seattle?

2. A cook agrees to work at the music camp as long as she has:

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

4. Maria explains that when they travel by rail, sometimes they have to wait for hours in:

5. What does Maria refer to as "the memorable year?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Right around the time of Georg's death, how is the media portraying the von Trapp family?

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

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

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

6. The family is concerned about an upcoming concert they are to give at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, their first all-female concert. How does it turn out?

7. After Georg dies, where is he buried?

8. After the von Trapps buy their Vermont house, but before they actually move in, what do the older sons, Werner and Rupert, tell the family?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Maria and the children tap into resourcefulness to: a) improve their quality of life, b) get out of a negative situation, and c) create new opportunities for themselves. Use a different example for each case.

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning, Georg is opposed to his family performing in public, but later he relents and even goes on stage to introduce them. Write an analysis exploring what caused the patriarch to have a change of heart and support his family's singing career.

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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