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

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

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

4. How many bags was each family member allowed to take when leaving Holland?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. How old was Albert at the end of the war?
(a) 14.
(b) 12 1/2.
(c) 13 1/2.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of rail car did the Blumenthals ride in on their departure from Holland?

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

4. Where were Marion and her brother sent a month after his 13th birthday?

5. What animals scared Marion when she arrived at the camp in Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the liberated prisoners quarantined in Trobitz?

2. How did Marion feel when she received her first piece of new clothing?

3. Why were the Blumenthals evacuated from Bergen-Belsen?

4. What was Marion's first impression of Bergen-Belsen?

5. What happened to Marion's leg while she and her mother were cooking soup in the camp in Germany?

6. What led the Blumenthals to leave Westerbork?

7. What were children in Eastern Europe sometimes given to nourish their bodies?

8. What did Marion's father die from?

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

10. What did the prisoners think the train was taking them to?

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