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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. When did Marion's father die?
(a) June 10th, 1945.
(b) June 7th, 1945.
(c) June 8th, 1945.
(d) June 9th, 1945.

2. Where was the first group of evacuees in 1945 from Bergen-Belsen sent?
(a) Russia.
(b) Poland.
(c) Great Britian.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

3. What type of rail car did the Blumenthals ride in on their departure from Holland?
(a) Cattle car.
(b) 2nd class carriage.
(c) 3rd class carriage.
(d) 1st class carriage.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people could be killed every 24 hours at Auschwitz between 1943 and 1944?

2. What were the graves that the dead prisoners in Trobitz were buried in called?

3. What did Marion save up to buy with her allowance in Amsterdam?

4. How old was Marion when she was liberated?

5. Who did the Blumenthals stay with in Amsterdam?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened after the prisoners were liberated?

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

4. Why were the liberated prisoners quarantined in Trobitz?

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

6. What did Marion's father die from?

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

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

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

10. What led the Blumenthals to leave Westerbork?

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