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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter IX, An Operation, a Turtle, and a Long Distance Call.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Princess Yvonne is about to visit the von Trapps, what does the Captain's daughter, Little Maria, ask?
(a) If the Princess will bring her chocolate truffles from Belgium.
(b) Why the Captain doesn't leave the Princess and marry Maria instead.
(c) Why the Princess is always so cold to her.
(d) Whether or not they still need the Princess now that they have Maria.

2. During the summer music festivals in Salzburg, the von Trapp family:
(a) Sells homemade pastries to raise funds for the nunnery.
(b) Takes out-of-town guests sightseeing.
(c) Leaves the city because it gets too crowded.
(d) Recites poetry to visiting dignitaries.

3. Maria's second baby is named:
(a) Stefonie.
(b) Evie.
(c) Eleonore.
(d) Barbara.

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

5. When Maria returns to Salzburg after her kidney stone surgery, what does the family receive?
(a) A surprise visitor.
(b) A long distance phone call.
(c) An angry letter from a neighbor.
(d) A special delivery of chocolate truffles.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Salzburg music festivals are over, the children notice that Maria is no longer joining them in volleyball. What reason does she give for not participating in their games?

2. With Maria as their new mother, what do the von Trapp children learn every night?

3. Why does the Captain tell the Princess he cannot marry her?

4. In addition to the Captain and his children, who else lives at the villa when Maria arrives?

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

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