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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 chancellor of Germany?

2. What was the name of the friend who warned Marion's father to get rid of his service revolver?

3. What German town was Herschel Grynszpan's hometown?

4. When did Marion's parents get married?

5. How old was Marion's mother when she took a train ride across Northern Germany to find her future?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were living conditions like at Westerbork?

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

4. What happened to Ernst vom Rath in November 1938?

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

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

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

10. What did the government levy against the Jews on November 12th, 1938?

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

Discuss the writing style that Marion Blumenthal Lazan and Lila Perl used in "Four Perfect Pebbles".

Essay Topic 3

The Blumenthal family was placed on a train they called "The Death Train" after leaving Bergen-Belsen. Discuss the family's time on the death train.

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