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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 did Marion's mother feel when she made her discovery of the food in the abandoned farmhouse after they were liberated?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Worried.
(c) Happy.
(d) Grateful.

2. Who was Albala?
(a) A family friend.
(b) Marion's uncle who fled to the U.S.
(c) A Jewish guard at the German camp the Blumenthals lived in.
(d) Ruth's cousin who escaped from the camp.

3. What gift did a German guard give Marion's brother at the camp in Germany?
(a) An apple.
(b) A plum.
(c) A tomato.
(d) A banana.

4. What did Marion save up to buy with her allowance in Amsterdam?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) Bubble gum.
(c) Chocolate bar.
(d) Chiclet gum.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Marion's mother weigh when she was liberated?

2. What disease was the most prevalent at the camp the Blumenthals lived in Germany?

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

4. What was the German word for watch?

5. Who did the Blumenthals stay with in Amsterdam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Marion's father die from?

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

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

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

5. What devastating blow did the Blumenthal family suffer in May, 1944?

6. What nightmares did Marion have regarding her leg wound?

7. What food absolutely fascinated Marion in Holland?

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

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

10. What were telescope graves?

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