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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Marion's father die?
(a) June 8th, 1945.
(b) June 7th, 1945.
(c) June 9th, 1945.
(d) June 10th, 1945.

3. How many of the prisoners from the train were eventually buried in Trobitz by the time the quarantine was over?
(a) Over 700.
(b) Over 800.
(c) Over 900.
(d) Over 600.

4. What did Marion's mother find for her family to eat in an abandoned farmhouse after they were liberated?
(a) Smoked meat.
(b) Fresh meat.
(c) Fresh fruit.
(d) Dried fruit.

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

6. What river did the train the Blumenthals traveled on cross before reaching Berlin?
(a) Elbe.
(b) Seine.
(c) Rhine.
(d) Rhone.

7. What rotting vegetables did the Blumenthals eat right after leaving the camp in Germany?
(a) Turnips.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Rutabagas.

8. Where did Marion's mother get water from while on the train after leaving the camp in Germany?
(a) The engineer.
(b) A creek on the side of the tracks.
(c) A fellow prisoner.
(d) An SS guard.

9. How much did Marion's mother weigh when she was liberated?
(a) 85 lbs.
(b) 90 lbs.
(c) 75 lbs.
(d) 80 lbs.

10. What disease caused the death of Marion's father?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Whooping cough.
(c) Dysentary.
(d) Influenza.

11. How many of the prisoners on the train with the Blumenthals died before the liberation?
(a) 200.
(b) 250.
(c) 300.
(d) 350.

12. How many bags was each family member allowed to take when leaving Holland?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

13. Who did the Blumenthals stay with in Amsterdam?
(a) Tante Gerda and Uncle Ernst.
(b) Tante Gerda and Uncle Roths.
(c) Tante Olga and Uncle Ernst.
(d) Tante Olga and Uncle Roths.

14. What was the result of getting the disease that was prevalent at the camp in Germany?
(a) Loss of hair.
(b) Death.
(c) Loss of limbs.
(d) Loss of sanity.

15. When did the Germans take over the camp in Holland that the Blumenthals lived in?
(a) July 3rd, 1942.
(b) July 2nd, 1942.
(c) July 1st, 1942.
(d) July 4th, 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Four Perfect Pebbles"?

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

3. What camp were the Blumenthals sent to upon arriving in Germany?

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

5. What did Marion have nightmares about while in Trobitz?

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