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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Albala?
(a) A Jewish guard at the German camp the Blumenthals lived in.
(b) Marion's uncle who fled to the U.S.
(c) A family friend.
(d) Ruth's cousin who escaped from the camp.

3. What did Marion's mother find for her family to eat in an abandoned farmhouse after they were liberated?
(a) Fresh meat.
(b) Dried fruit.
(c) Smoked meat.
(d) Fresh fruit.

4. What was the German word for watch?
(a) Lassen.
(b) Uhr.
(c) Hallo.
(d) Januar.

5. 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. Baulin.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Birnbaum.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Baum.

6. When did the Germans take over the camp in Holland that the Blumenthals lived in?
(a) July 3rd, 1942.
(b) July 4th, 1942.
(c) July 2nd, 1942.
(d) July 1st, 1942.

7. How long were the Jewish in Trobitz required to stay there for quarantine after the war ended?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 2 months.

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

9. What was the term given to the Jewish people sent to Holland in 1945?
(a) Castaways.
(b) Expatriates.
(c) Refugees.
(d) Displaced persons.

10. How many Jews were sent to Auschwitz between 1942 and 1944?
(a) 65,000.
(b) 60,000.
(c) 70,000.
(d) 75,000.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marion have nightmares about while in Trobitz?

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

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

4. In what month was Albert's birthday?

5. How much did Marion's mother weigh when she was liberated?

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