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

2. In what German town were the Blumenthals liberated?
(a) Trobitz.
(b) Bergen.
(c) Hoya.
(d) Berlin.

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

4. 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. Baum.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Birnbaum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Marion's mother feel when she made her discovery of the food in the abandoned farmhouse after they were liberated?

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

3. What happened to some of the liberated prisoners because of overeating?

4. How much did Marion weigh when she was liberated?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the liberated prisoners quarantined in Trobitz?

2. What were telescope graves?

3. What did Marion's father die from?

4. What food absolutely fascinated Marion in Holland?

5. What did Marion's mother find in the farmhouse they foraged?

6. What was the only thing that gave Ruth strength to face the future after Walter's death?

7. What did Ruth say was the only way the family was able to survive the early months at Bergen-Belsen?

8. What was the main reason that so many prisoners were evacuated from Bergen-Belsen?

9. What kindness was shown to Marion by an SS guard at Bergen-Belsen?

10. How was Marion's burn treated after the liberation?

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