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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What camp were the Blumenthals sent to upon arriving in Germany?
(a) Westerbork.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Brennen.

4. What was the result of getting the disease that was prevalent at the camp in Germany?
(a) Loss of hair.
(b) Loss of sanity.
(c) Death.
(d) Loss of limbs.

5. How many of the prisoners from the train were eventually buried in Trobitz by the time the quarantine was over?
(a) Over 900.
(b) Over 700.
(c) Over 800.
(d) Over 600.

6. Who did the Blumenthals stay with in Amsterdam?
(a) Tante Olga and Uncle Roths.
(b) Tante Olga and Uncle Ernst.
(c) Tante Gerda and Uncle Ernst.
(d) Tante Gerda and Uncle Roths.

7. How did Marion's mother feel when she made her discovery of the food in the abandoned farmhouse after they were liberated?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Happy.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Worried.

8. What hospital was Marion's leg burn treated at?
(a) American Army Field Hospital.
(b) Russian Army Field Hospital.
(c) French Army Field Hospital.
(d) British Army Field Hospital.

9. How much did Marion's mother weigh when she was liberated?
(a) 80 lbs.
(b) 75 lbs.
(c) 85 lbs.
(d) 90 lbs.

10. How old was Albert at the end of the war?
(a) 14.
(b) 12 1/2.
(c) 13.
(d) 13 1/2.

11. How long did it take the train that the Blumenthals traveled on to reach Berlin?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

12. How long did the train ride from Holland to Germany take?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 7 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 6 hours.

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

14. Where did Marion and her family go after leaving their family's home in Amsterdam?
(a) An apartment in Amsterdam.
(b) A retreat in the mountains.
(c) A refugee camp in Gouda.
(d) A Jewish convalescent home in Amsterdam.

15. What type of rail car did the Blumenthals ride in on their departure from Holland?
(a) Cattle car.
(b) 2nd class carriage.
(c) 3rd class carriage.
(d) 1st class carriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What rotting vegetables did the Blumenthals eat right after leaving the camp in Germany?

3. What color was the powder that the doctors sprinkled on Marion's burn on her leg?

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

5. When did Marion's father die?

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