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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. What disease caused the death of Marion's father?

2. What was the weather like when the Blumenthals arrived at the camp in Germany?

3. Where were Marion and her brother sent a month after his 13th birthday?

4. What was the second most prevalent disease at the camp the Blumenthals lived in Germany?

5. What did the SS Guards call to the prisoners on the train each night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marion feel when she received her first piece of new clothing?

2. What led the Blumenthals to leave Westerbork?

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

4. What did the German guards order the prisoners to do each day while on the train?

5. What happened after the prisoners were liberated?

6. Why were the liberated prisoners quarantined in Trobitz?

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

8. What did the prisoners think the train was taking them to?

9. What were telescope graves?

10. How did Marion feel about returning to Holland?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marion and her family finally made it to America in 1948. Discuss how they felt when they arrived in New York.

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

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

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