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1. 1.

   Tick the correct options.

   1. Father Mohr sat in his study, working on a 
      1. lecture
      2. sermon
   2. Franz Xaver Gruber composed the music for Father Mohr's poem on
      1. Christmas Eve
      2. Christmas day
   3. The elderly man at the fair invited the Strasser children to
      1. a music concert
      2. meet the king and Queen of Saxony
   4. Joseph told the Queen that the song was a 
      1. folk song
      2. christmas carol
2. 2.

   "It's not for me, Father, but for a baby, born a while ago to some peasants."

   1. Who said this?
   2. What did the speaker ask of Father Mohr?
   3. What was Father Mohr's reaction? Why?
3. 3.

   "I have never heard this song before ... can I learn it?"

   1. Who said this and to whom?
   2. Which song is the speaker referring to here?
   3. What did the speaker do with the song after he went back?
4. 4.

   Leipzig was a large, busy city, and the children often felt lost and uncomfortable in the crowded place.

   1. Who do the 'children' refer to?
   2. Why were the children in the city of Leipzig?
   3. What did the children do when they felt homesick?
5. 5.

   What did Father Mohr see when he visited the poor peasants' hut?

6. 6.

   Why did the Strasser family travel northward to Leipzig every spring?