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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 the Blumenthals receive permission to leave the camp in Holland?

2. Were was Marion's family sent after the quarantine ended?

3. Who wrote "Four Perfect Pebbles"?

4. What nationality were the soldiers that liberated the Blumenthals?

5. How many Jews were sent to Auschwitz between 1942 and 1944?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Marion's father die from?

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

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

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

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

7. What led the Blumenthals to leave Westerbork?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As an adult Marion became a public speaker. Discuss Marion's career and what she spoke about.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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