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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Hitler made Fuhrer of Germany?

2. Who were the police aides in the concentration camps?

3. What valuable item did the Gestapo steal from the Blumenthal's on the first visit to their home?

4. In what year was Marion's brother born?

5. When did Hitler levy the one billion mark fine on Jews?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in Hanover, Germany on November 9th and 10th, 1938?

2. What happened to Marion's father in the early morning hours of November 10, 1938?

3. Why was life in the Sternlager section of Bergen-Belsen considered better than life in the other sections?

4. Why were prisoners required to wear the star of David?

5. What was life like for the German-Jewish refugees of the mid to late 1930s?

6. How did Marion's family keep their business open after Hitler ordered the boycott of Jewish businesses?

7. What laws were passed on August 17, 1938?

8. What was day to day life at Bergen-Belsen like?

9. Why did Hitler's attack against Jews seem strange?

10. When did Hitler begin his racist activities in Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the death of Marion's father and the effect that it had on his family.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Blumenthal family's life at Westerbork to their life at Bergen-Belsen.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Marion's childhood experiences affected her throughout her life.

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