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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What river did the train the Blumenthals traveled on cross before reaching Berlin?
(a) Elbe.
(b) Rhine.
(c) Rhone.
(d) Seine.

3. How old was Ruth when she became a widow?
(a) 39.
(b) 40.
(c) 37.
(d) 38.

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

5. What did Marion have nightmares about while in Trobitz?
(a) Being taken prisoner again.
(b) Dying.
(c) Having her leg amputated.
(d) Losing her family.

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What happened to some of the liberated prisoners because of overeating?
(a) They became dehydrated.
(b) They got dysentary.
(c) They died.
(d) They vomited uncontrollably.

13. How old was Marion when she was liberated?
(a) 10 1/2.
(b) 11 1/2.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

14. What animals scared Marion when she arrived at the camp in Germany?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Police dogs.
(c) Horses.
(d) Wolves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of rail car did the Blumenthals ride in on their departure from Holland?

2. On what day were the Blumenthals liberated from the Nazis?

3. How many Jews were sent to Auschwitz between 1942 and 1944?

4. What job did Marion's mother have at the camp in Germany?

5. What did Marion's father trade for extra bread rations at the camp in Germany?

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