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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Marion's mother when she took a train ride across Northern Germany to find her future?
(a) 22.
(b) 20.
(c) 23.
(d) 21.

2. Who were the police aides in the concentration camps?
(a) Nazis.
(b) War criminals.
(c) German youth.
(d) Fellow prisoners.

3. What was the daily food ration at the second concentration camp?
(a) Chunk of black bread and cup of cabbage soup.
(b) Chunk of black bread and cup of turnip soup.
(c) Chunk of black bread and a couple of turnips.
(d) Cup of turnip soup and chunk of cabbage.

4. What was the name of the friend who warned Marion's father to get rid of his service revolver?
(a) Mr. Wells.
(b) Mr. Briggs.
(c) Mr. Johannsen.
(d) Mr. Dannenberg.

5. When did Hitler gain control of Poland?
(a) September 2nd, 1939.
(b) September 1st, 1939.
(c) September 3rd, 1939.
(d) September 4th, 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the word that was written on the yellow star of David the Jews were forced to wear mean?

2. What type of food did Marion long for in the camp in Holland?

3. How many people were the barracks at the second concentration camp supposed to hold?

4. When had Hitler been arrested for trying to overthrow the German government?

5. How many times a day was roll call called at the second concentration camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marion feel was the worst part of life at Bergen-Belsen?

2. What was life like for the Blumenthal family in Holland?

3. What was destroyed in the Autumn of 1938?

4. Why were prisoners required to wear the star of David?

5. Why was life in the Sternlager section of Bergen-Belsen considered better than life in the other sections?

6. What did the government levy against the Jews on November 12th, 1938?

7. What was Marion's childhood in Hoya like?

8. How did the Nazi party come into power in Germany?

9. What were living conditions like at Westerbork?

10. When and why was war declared on Germany?

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