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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter XIII, And the Lord Said to Abram . . ..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Maria adjusts to life at the villa, what becomes her morning routine?
(a) She wakes the children up, serves them breakfast, and sends the older ones to school before teaching the younger ones who stay home.
(b) She sits in the garden for prayer and meditation, and then has a simple breakfast by herself before starting a full day of teaching the children.
(c) She washes clothes before breakfast, then wakes the children and prepares a large breakfast for the family.
(d) She teaches the older children Biblical lessons and religious songs before sending them off to school and spending an hour in prayer and meditation.

2. After Maria gives birth to her second child, she needs surgery for kidney stones. How many stones are removed?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Three.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Thirty-eight.

3. When the von Trapps go on a camping trip with Uncle Peter and his family, how many pieces of luggage does Peter bring?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Eleven.

4. When the Captain returns to the villa unexpectedly from a trip and finds his family sitting on the floor singing, what does he do?
(a) Yells at Maria.
(b) Laughs uncontrollably.
(c) Scolds the children.
(d) Sits with them.

5. What does the performer Lotte Lehmann encourage the von Trapps to do?
(a) Sing at a benefit for orphans.
(b) Sing at her wedding reception.
(c) Perform in a singing festival.
(d) Perform for a visiting dignitary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maria becomes pregnant again and doctors want her to end the pregnancy because of her weak kidneys, what does Maria do?

2. As their first Christmas with Maria approaches, what do the children do while they sing?

3. During the summer music festivals in Salzburg, the von Trapp family:

4. Father Wasner has vast knowledge of:

5. Why does Father Wasner become a regular at the von Trapp villa?

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