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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first new piece of clothing that Marion received while in Amsterdam?
(a) Striped sundress.
(b) Striped sweater.
(c) Flower patterned sweater.
(d) Flower patterned sundress.

2. What job did Marion's mother have at the camp in Germany?
(a) Kitchen work.
(b) Medical assistant.
(c) Babysitter.
(d) Cleaning.

3. Who ran the home that Marion and her brother were sent to a month after his birthday?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Cohen.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Birnbaum.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Baum.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Baulin.

4. When did the train that the Blumenthals were put on after leaving the camp in Germany finally start moving?
(a) April 12th, 1945.
(b) April 11th, 1945.
(c) April 13th, 1945.
(d) April 10th, 1945.

5. What was the weather like when the Blumenthals arrived at the camp in Germany?
(a) Cold and windy.
(b) Cold and rainy.
(c) Hot and windy.
(d) Hot and rainy.

6. What German town did the train reach by April 15th, 1945?
(a) Luneberg.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Hoya.
(d) Herzeberg.

7. What gift did a German guard give Marion's brother at the camp in Germany?
(a) An apple.
(b) A plum.
(c) A banana.
(d) A tomato.

8. On what day were the Blumenthals liberated from the Nazis?
(a) April 25th, 1945.
(b) April 23rd, 1945.
(c) April 24th, 1945.
(d) April 26th, 1945.

9. What language did Marion learn at the home that she and her brother were sent to a month after his birthday?
(a) English.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Dutch.
(d) French.

10. How many of the prisoners on the train with the Blumenthals died before the liberation?
(a) 300.
(b) 200.
(c) 350.
(d) 250.

11. How many bags was each family member allowed to take when leaving Holland?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

12. What rotting vegetables did the Blumenthals eat right after leaving the camp in Germany?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Turnips.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Rutabagas.

13. Where did Marion's mother get water from while on the train after leaving the camp in Germany?
(a) The engineer.
(b) A creek on the side of the tracks.
(c) A fellow prisoner.
(d) An SS guard.

14. Where was the first group of evacuees in 1945 from Bergen-Belsen sent?
(a) Great Britian.
(b) Czechoslovakia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Russia.

15. Where were Marion and her brother sent a month after his 13th birthday?
(a) Jewish Youth home.
(b) Youth Aliyah home.
(c) Palestine Home.
(d) Jewish home for displaced youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Blumenthals stay with in Amsterdam?

2. Who wrote "Four Perfect Pebbles"?

3. What river did the train the Blumenthals traveled on cross before reaching Berlin?

4. What nationality were the soldiers that liberated the Blumenthals?

5. How old was Ruth when she became a widow?

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