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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter XX, The Memorable Year.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the von Trapps end up back in America when the war breaks out?
(a) They use fake passports.
(b) Mr. Wagner provides them with tickets back.
(c) Their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Drinker, fly them back.
(d) They hide in a ship, traveling as stowaways.

2. When Maria first arrives at the villa, how do six of the children -- Agathe, Hedwig, Martina, Johanna, Rupert, and Werner -- greet her?
(a) Summoned by their father's whistle, the children come downstairs in matching sailor suits.
(b) Each greets her politely but coldly before returning to his or her room to study.
(c) They rush outside and nearly tackle her to the ground as they all embrace her.
(d) They greet her in the villa's courtyard with a "Welcome Maria" banner that they made.

3. How does a neighbor, Betty, correct Maria's English?
(a) She cautions her to use the words "he, she, it" correctly.
(b) She tells Maria that using slang is vulgar.
(c) She explains that the "w" is not pronounced like a "v."
(d) She gives her a list of everything Maria is saying incorrectly.

4. After Georg loses his fortune in Austria, the family:
(a) Sells their expensive silverware and crystal.
(b) Fires the butler.
(c) Sells their jewelry and antiques collection.
(d) Lets six servants go.

5. When Maria suggests the children wear play-suits, what does the Baroness say?
(a) The children should be studying, not playing.
(b) The Captain wants his children to be dressed neatly.
(c) The Captain has already ordered play-suits for all the children.
(d) Play-suits are for peasants, not upper-class children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maria rate their first concert in the United States?

2. After the family performs the masterpiece by Palestrina, Maria says the few who attend are:

3. After losing Georg, Maria states that "hundreds of people around you cannot" do what?

4. Who else lives on the Vermont property with the von Trapps?

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

(see the answer key)

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