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

2. What did Marion's father trade for extra bread rations at the camp in Germany?

3. What was the camp that the Blumenthals lived in renamed after the Germans took control?

4. What did Marion save up to buy with her allowance in Amsterdam?

5. How did Marion's mother feel when she made her discovery of the food in the abandoned farmhouse after they were liberated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Marion's leg while she and her mother were cooking soup in the camp in Germany?

2. What was Marion's first impression of Bergen-Belsen?

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

4. What did Marion's mother find in the farmhouse they foraged?

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

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

7. What did Marion's father die from?

8. What nightmares did Marion have regarding her leg wound?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Blumenthal family's life at Westerbork to their life at Bergen-Belsen.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Marion's childhood experiences affected her throughout her life.

Essay Topic 3

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

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