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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. How much time had passed between the first time the Blumenthals were in Holland and the second time?
(a) 7 1/2 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 6 1/2 years.
(d) 8 years.

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

5. 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.

6. What nationality were the soldiers that liberated the Blumenthals?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) French.
(d) Russian.

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

8. What disease caused the death of Marion's father?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Whooping cough.
(c) Dysentary.
(d) Typhus.

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

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

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

12. What color was the powder that the doctors sprinkled on Marion's burn on her leg?
(a) Greenish-black.
(b) Greenish-yellow.
(c) Bluish-yellow.
(d) Bluish-green.

13. What did Marion's father trade for extra bread rations at the camp in Germany?
(a) Alchohol.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Cigarettes.

14. Where were the Blumenthals sent after leaving Holland?
(a) Belsen, Germany.
(b) Hoya, Germany,
(c) Bergen, Germany.
(d) Celle, Germany.

15. What did Marion's family eat for the first time after being liberated?
(a) Beef.
(b) Pork.
(c) Fish.
(d) Steak.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of an allowance did Marion receive while in Amsterdam?

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

3. What drink was sometimes given to children in Europe during the mid 1900s to nourish their bodies?

4. Where did Marion and her family go after leaving their family's home in Amsterdam?

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

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