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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was war declared on Germany?
(a) September 3rd, 1939.
(b) September 5th, 1939.
(c) September 4th, 1939.
(d) September 6th, 1939.

2. When did Hitler gain control of Poland?
(a) September 2nd, 1939.
(b) September 4th, 1939.
(c) September 1st, 1939.
(d) September 3rd, 1939.

3. When had Hitler been arrested for trying to overthrow the German government?
(a) November 11th, 1923.
(b) November 10th, 1923.
(c) November 9th, 1923.
(d) November 12th, 1923.

4. How old was Marion's father when he married her mother?
(a) 38.
(b) 35.
(c) 36.
(d) 37.

5. What did the prisoners call the police aides?
(a) Kapo.
(b) Januar.
(c) Hallo.
(d) Lassen.

6. When did the Blumenthal's plan to set sail for America?
(a) May 1940.
(b) June 1940.
(c) March 1940.
(d) April 1940.

7. What was Marion's father's first name?
(a) Jonathan.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Michael.
(d) Walter.

8. What was the first thing that was done every morning at the second concentration camp?
(a) Roll call.
(b) Bed check.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) The reading of the names of the dead.

9. What was the name of Marion's hometown in Germany?
(a) Hoya.
(b) Neukolln.
(c) Tegel.
(d) Cladow.

10. What German town was Herschel Grynszpan's hometown?
(a) Munich.
(b) Hoya.
(c) Hanover.
(d) Berlin.

11. What were Marion's favorite childhood game?
(a) Dodgeball.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Hopscotch.
(d) Jump ropes.

12. How many Jewish shops were looted and destroyed on November 10th, 1938?
(a) 8500.
(b) 8000.
(c) 9000.
(d) 10000.

13. What type of food did Marion long for in the camp in Holland?
(a) Pie.
(b) Candy.
(c) Bread.
(d) Cake.

14. How long was Marion's father held prisoner for the first time he was sent to a concentration camp?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 1/2 weeks.
(d) 1 ½ weeks.

15. Where did Marion's mother go to negotiate her husband's release from the concentration camp?
(a) Gestapo Headquarters.
(b) SS Headquarters.
(c) Adolph Hitler's office.
(d) Nazi Local Office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What countries did Germany invade on April 10, 1940?

2. What did Marion's father always bring to her and her mother when they were able to meet up at the concentration camp?

3. How old was Marion's mother when she took a train ride across Northern Germany to find her future?

4. When did Hitler order a boycott of Jewish businesses?

5. On what day was Marion's father warned to get rid of his service revolver?

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