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

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

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

4. What was the second most prevalent disease at the camp the Blumenthals lived in Germany?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Whooping cough.
(d) Dysentary.

5. How much did Marion weigh when she was liberated?
(a) 45 lbs.
(b) 50 lbs.
(c) 40 lbs.
(d) 35 lbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What hospital was Marion's leg burn treated at?

2. How many of the prisoners from the train were eventually buried in Trobitz by the time the quarantine was over?

3. What did Marion's mother do to Marion's hair in Trobitz to keep her from getting lice?

4. How long did it take the train that the Blumenthals traveled on to reach Berlin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What food absolutely fascinated Marion in Holland?

3. Why were the liberated prisoners quarantined in Trobitz?

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

5. What led the Blumenthals to leave Westerbork?

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

7. What were the traveling conditions going to Bergen-Belsen like?

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

9. What did the German guards order the prisoners to do each day while on the train?

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

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