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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Albala's son?
(a) He died of dysentary.
(b) He died of typhus.
(c) He died of whooping cough.
(d) He died of Influenza.

2. Were was Marion's family sent after the quarantine ended?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Holland.
(c) Belgium.
(d) France.

3. Who ran the home that Marion and her brother were sent to a month after his birthday?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Baum.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Cohen.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Baulin.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Birnbaum.

4. How long did it take the train that the Blumenthals traveled on to reach Berlin?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. What was the term given to the Jewish people sent to Holland in 1945?
(a) Refugees.
(b) Castaways.
(c) Displaced persons.
(d) Expatriates.

6. Who wrote "Four Perfect Pebbles"?
(a) Albert Blumenthal.
(b) Walter Blumenthal.
(c) Ruth Blumenthal.
(d) Marion Blumenthal.

7. What did Marion's mother do to Marion's hair in Trobitz to keep her from getting lice?
(a) Shampooed it in vinegar.
(b) Slather it with mayonnaise.
(c) Shaved it.
(d) Bleached it.

8. What did Marion's family eat for the first time after being liberated?
(a) Fish.
(b) Beef.
(c) Steak.
(d) Pork.

9. What German town did the train reach by April 15th, 1945?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Luneberg.
(c) Herzeberg.
(d) Hoya.

10. What did Marion have nightmares about while in Trobitz?
(a) Losing her family.
(b) Being taken prisoner again.
(c) Having her leg amputated.
(d) Dying.

11. What German city did Hitler take refuge in?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Luneberg.
(c) Herzeberg.
(d) Hoya.

12. What hospital was Marion's leg burn treated at?
(a) British Army Field Hospital.
(b) American Army Field Hospital.
(c) Russian Army Field Hospital.
(d) French Army Field Hospital.

13. What was the weather like when the Blumenthals arrived at the camp in Germany?
(a) Hot and windy.
(b) Hot and rainy.
(c) Cold and rainy.
(d) Cold and windy.

14. Where did Marion and her family go after leaving their family's home in Amsterdam?
(a) An apartment in Amsterdam.
(b) A retreat in the mountains.
(c) A Jewish convalescent home in Amsterdam.
(d) A refugee camp in Gouda.

15. What was the second most prevalent disease at the camp the Blumenthals lived in Germany?
(a) Whooping cough.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Dysentary.
(d) Typhus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Marion weigh when she was liberated?

2. Who was Albala?

3. Who did the Blumenthals stay with in Amsterdam?

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

5. Where was the first group of evacuees in 1945 from Bergen-Belsen sent?

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