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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. How much of an allowance did Marion receive while in Amsterdam?

2. When did Germany surrender in the war?

3. How old was Marion when she was liberated?

4. In what German town were the Blumenthals liberated?

5. What type of rail car did the Blumenthals ride in on their departure from Holland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the prisoners when they arrived at the train?

2. Why were the Blumenthals evacuated from Bergen-Belsen?

3. What were children in Eastern Europe sometimes given to nourish their bodies?

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

5. What was the main reason that so many prisoners were evacuated from Bergen-Belsen?

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

7. What did Marion's father die from?

8. What did Ruth say was the only way the family was able to survive the early months at Bergen-Belsen?

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

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

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 tone Lazan and Perl used in "Four Perfect Pebbles". Did the tone create a certain impression of Marion Blumenthal or affect the way that Blumenthal was portrayed throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Ruth Blumenthal was a great source of strength for her family during their time in the German concentration camp. Discuss how Ruth provided her family with the strength to survive.

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