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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much of an allowance did Marion receive while in Amsterdam?
(a) 20 cents a week.
(b) 25 cents a week.
(c) 10 cents a week.
(d) 15 cents a week.

2. What was the camp that the Blumenthals lived in renamed after the Germans took control?
(a) SS Controlled Camp, Westerbork.
(b) Transit Camp Westerbork.
(c) Police Supervised Transit Camp, Westerbork.
(d) Nazi Transit Camp, Westerbork.

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

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

5. How many Jews actually made the transfer to Palestine?
(a) 242.
(b) 222.
(c) 221.
(d) 241.

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

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

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

9. What happened to Albala's son?
(a) He died of typhus.
(b) He died of Influenza.
(c) He died of whooping cough.
(d) He died of dysentary.

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

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

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

13. How many Jews were supposed to be transferred to Palestine from Germany in 1944?
(a) 1400.
(b) 1200.
(c) 1300.
(d) 1100.

14. What did the phrase that the SS Guards called to the prisoners on the train each night mean?
(a) Relinquish the dead.
(b) Discard your dead.
(c) Throw out the corpses.
(d) Out with the dead.

15. What drink was sometimes given to children in Europe during the mid 1900s to nourish their bodies?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Beer.
(d) Whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marion's mother do to Marion's hair in Trobitz to keep her from getting lice?

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

3. How long were the Jewish in Trobitz required to stay there for quarantine after the war ended?

4. Where did Marion's mother get water from while on the train after leaving the camp in Germany?

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

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