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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to celebrating birthdays in their Austrian villa, what does the family celebrate?
(a) Honor Day in memory of their ancestors.
(b) Feast Day of the saint each person is named after.
(c) Cuisine Day and a week of food festivals leading up to it.
(d) Children's Day, the second Sunday of each month.

2. 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 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.

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

4. What happened to the Captain's first wife?
(a) She left the Captain for another man.
(b) She disappeared mysteriously.
(c) She died of scarlet fever.
(d) She was lost at sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At Macy's department store, what is Maria afraid of?

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

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

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

5. Who hears the Trapp family singing on a radio program?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the family's clothes when they get their laundry done in New York at the rate of six cents a pound?

2. How does Maria feel about her family being regarded as "poor refugees?"

3. When a famous performer, Lotte Lehmann, hears the family practice and encourages them to enter a singing contest, what happens?

4. When the mother of a famous harpsichordist advises the family that they need to get themselves a publicist, what do the von Trapps do?

5. Maria explains that Salzburg is built around what two prominent structures?

6. How often does the Trapp family sing at their villa?

7. What does Maria learn about the Captain from the mansion's head of staff, the Baroness?

8. After Maria returns home from her kidney stone procedure, the family gets a long distance call. What information do they receive during this call?

9. Not long after Maria's daughter Leonore is born, Maria is hospitalized for kidney stones. What does Georg bring to keep her company while she recovers after surgery?

10. What is the "American Farmer?"

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