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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter XI, Never Again.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maria gets permission from the Archbishop to do what at their villa?
(a) House monks of the region's silent order.
(b) Create a library of religious tomes.
(c) Turn a wing into a nunnery.
(d) Turn a room into a chapel.

2. While Maria is recovering from kidney stone surgery, she mischievously tricks a nurse, Sister Agrosia, into believing what?
(a) The puppy's name is Georg.
(b) The turtle might eat newborns' toes.
(c) The kitten is a baby mountain lion from the wild.
(d) The baby chicks think Maria is their mother.

3. When Hedwig expresses great joy over her new ski pants, what does the Princess say?
(a) The pants are hideous.
(b) Ski pants make her look portly.
(c) Skiing is too dangerous for girls.
(d) Decent girls don't wear pants.

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

5. Who brings the presents at Christmas in Austria?
(a) Jesus with angels.
(b) The family's guardian angels.
(c) Santa Claus with angels.
(d) Saint Nikolaus with angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 9, what information does Georg receive regarding his bank?

2. After marrying the Captain, what becomes part of Maria's family routine?

3. 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?

4. When the Captain first asks Maria how she likes his children, she replies that:

5. What does the performer Lotte Lehmann encourage the von Trapps to do?

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