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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. In what year was Marion born?

2. How many weeks after meeting did Marion's father propose to her mother?

3. What did the word that was written on the yellow star of David the Jews were forced to wear mean?

4. Marion's hometown was between which two towns in Germany?

5. How many Polish Jews were deported out of Germany in 1938?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What view of Hitler's made him gain popularity?

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

5. What did Hitler do in 1923 that caused an uproar?

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

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

8. What did Hitler do to Polish Jews on October 28, 1938?

9. How did the Nazi party come into power in Germany?

10. What was roll call at Bergen-Belsen like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As an adult Marion became a public speaker. Discuss Marion's career and what she spoke about.

Essay Topic 2

Marion's paternal grandparents were a large part of her young life. Discuss the role that Marion's grandparents played in her life.

Essay Topic 3

Typhus greatly affected the lives of the Jewish prisoners in Germany. Discuss the impact that typhus had on their lives and the concentration camps.

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