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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 have nightmares about while in Trobitz?

2. How many bags was each family member allowed to take when leaving Holland?

3. What did the gas chamber at Auschwitz look like?

4. When did the train that the Blumenthals were put on after leaving the camp in Germany finally start moving?

5. What was the German word for watch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Marion's father die from?

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

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

6. What led the Blumenthals to leave Westerbork?

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

8. How did Marion feel about returning to Holland?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Marion's hometown was Hoya, Germany. Discuss Marion's life in Hoya.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the tone Lazan and Perl used in "Four Perfect Pebbles". Did the tone create a certain impression of Marion Blumenthal or affect the way that Blumenthal was portrayed throughout the book?

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