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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Blumenthals stay with in Amsterdam?

2. Where was the first group of evacuees in 1945 from Bergen-Belsen sent?

3. What did Marion's mother do to Marion's hair in Trobitz to keep her from getting lice?

4. What was the camp that the Blumenthals lived in renamed after the Germans took control?

5. In what month was Albert's birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the German guards order the prisoners to do each day while on the train?

2. What kindness was shown to Marion by an SS guard at Bergen-Belsen?

3. How did Marion feel when she received her first piece of new clothing?

4. Why were the liberated prisoners quarantined in Trobitz?

5. What was the main reason that so many prisoners were evacuated from Bergen-Belsen?

6. What happened to Marion's leg while she and her mother were cooking soup in the camp in Germany?

7. What nightmares did Marion have regarding her leg wound?

8. How did Marion feel about returning to Holland?

9. What were children in Eastern Europe sometimes given to nourish their bodies?

10. What led the Blumenthals to leave Westerbork?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Typhus greatly affected the lives of the Jewish prisoners in Germany. Discuss the impact that typhus had on their lives and the concentration camps.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Blumenthal family's life at Westerbork to their life at Bergen-Belsen.

Essay Topic 3

Adolph Hitler viewed the Jewish people as the cause for Germany's economic problems. Discuss Hitler's views.

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