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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Father Wasner become a regular at the von Trapp villa?
(a) He has nowhere else to go.
(b) He is invited to teach the children theology.
(c) He realizes the family is serious about singing.
(d) He entertains the family with amusing stories.

2. What happens to concerts in Europe when war breaks out?
(a) They go on as planned.
(b) They're moved to safer locations.
(c) They are cancelled.
(d) The venues change to lift morale.

3. What does the family find amusing about Uncle Peter?
(a) He's an inventor, but very few of his inventions work.
(b) He's afraid of holding babies, thinking they're too delicate.
(c) He does nothing without consulting a manual first.
(d) He wears a different style of shoe on each foot.

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

5. How is Maria's third child delivered?
(a) At the hospital with a team of doctors.
(b) At home with a midwife.
(c) At home with a young doctor and a nurse.
(d) At the hospital with a midwife and a young nurse.

6. When Georg buys twelve tickets for the Normandie, leaving on March 4th, where is the family going?
(a) To a refugee center in England.
(b) They don't know yet.
(c) Back to Austria.
(d) To stall for time at sea until their visa extension comes in.

7. 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 washes clothes before breakfast, then wakes the children and prepares a large breakfast for the family.
(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 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.

8. In New York, Maria discovers that shoes are shined where?
(a) In barbershops.
(b) In department stores.
(c) At drugstores.
(d) Next to post offices.

9. After marrying the Captain, what becomes part of Maria's family routine?
(a) Working in the family's nextdoor farm.
(b) Gathering around the fireplace after supper.
(c) Doing morning exercises in the parlor.
(d) Going to dances on Saturday evenings.

10. Where does the family sing in the mornings at their villa?
(a) On the roof.
(b) In their chapel.
(c) Around the fireplace.
(d) In the courtyard.

11. When the family loses their fortune in Austria, Maria says that she and the children are:
(a) Planning bake sales to earn money.
(b) Eating less to make ends meet.
(c) Not suffering over the loss.
(d) Worried sick about their future.

12. With Maria as their new mother, what do the von Trapp children learn every night?
(a) A new song.
(b) Another prayer.
(c) An Austrian fairytale.
(d) A new recipe.

13. Why does Maria feel it's all right for the family to sing on radio?
(a) She figures no harm can come if their music makes Austrians happy.
(b) They can sing anonymously.
(c) It is an honor to sing on the same station that plays Bach and Mozart.
(d) Other local groups will be singing with them.

14. At Macy's department store, what is Maria afraid of?
(a) The perfume testers.
(b) The security guards.
(c) The staircase that moves by itself.
(d) The headless mannequins.

15. While her family goes sightseeing in New York, Maria stays in the hotel to:
(a) Learn English.
(b) Knit baby clothes.
(c) Cook dinner.
(d) Practice songs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who spends a lot of time helping Maria take care of baby Johannes?

2. When the von Trapps are newcomers in New York, they eat most of their meals at:

3. What do Quakers from the Society of Friends give the Trapp family to help them out?

4. Maria feels hurt whenever Americans call her and her family what?

5. Who escapes Austria with the von Trapp family?

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