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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 did Hitler levy the one billion mark fine on Jews?

2. What was the name of Marion's hometown in Germany?

3. When was Anti-Semitism made a part of German law?

4. When had Hitler been arrested for trying to overthrow the German government?

5. When did the Blumenthal's plan to set sail for America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were living conditions like at Westerbork?

2. How did Marion's parents meet?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. When and why was war declared on Germany?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the lives of Marion and her family in Germany in the 1930s and 40s to the lives of their non-Jewish German friends.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Adolph Hitler viewed the Jewish people as the cause for Germany's economic problems. Discuss Hitler's views.

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