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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 did Marion's mother find for her family to eat in an abandoned farmhouse after they were liberated?

2. How old was Albert at the end of the war?

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

4. What color was the powder that the doctors sprinkled on Marion's burn on her leg?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the only thing that gave Ruth strength to face the future after Walter's death?

2. What happened after the prisoners were liberated?

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

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

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

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

7. Why were the liberated prisoners quarantined in Trobitz?

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

9. What led the Blumenthals to leave Westerbork?

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

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

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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