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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. Who wrote "Four Perfect Pebbles"?

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

3. On what day were the Blumenthals liberated from the Nazis?

4. How long did the train ride from Holland to Germany take?

5. Who was Albala?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What food absolutely fascinated Marion in Holland?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Marion's father die from?

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

9. What were telescope graves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss how Marion's relationships with her family helped her to survive the concentration camps.

Essay Topic 3

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

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