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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Albert at the end of the war?
(a) 13.
(b) 13 1/2.
(c) 12 1/2.
(d) 14.

3. How many Jews were supposed to be transferred to Palestine from Germany in 1944?
(a) 1300.
(b) 1400.
(c) 1100.
(d) 1200.

4. 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 600.
(c) Over 900.
(d) Over 800.

5. What nationality were the soldiers that liberated the Blumenthals?
(a) Russian.
(b) French.
(c) British.
(d) American.

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

7. What color was the powder that the doctors sprinkled on Marion's burn on her leg?
(a) Greenish-black.
(b) Bluish-green.
(c) Bluish-yellow.
(d) Greenish-yellow.

8. What animals scared Marion when she arrived at the camp in Germany?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Police dogs.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Horses.

9. How old was Ruth when she became a widow?
(a) 38.
(b) 39.
(c) 37.
(d) 40.

10. What was the first new piece of clothing that Marion received while in Amsterdam?
(a) Flower patterned sundress.
(b) Flower patterned sweater.
(c) Striped sundress.
(d) Striped sweater.

11. Where were the Blumenthals sent after leaving Holland?
(a) Belsen, Germany.
(b) Celle, Germany.
(c) Bergen, Germany.
(d) Hoya, Germany,

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

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

14. What did the gas chamber at Auschwitz look like?
(a) Public shower.
(b) Barracks.
(c) Cafeteria.
(d) Public bathroom.

15. How much of an allowance did Marion receive while in Amsterdam?
(a) 10 cents a week.
(b) 15 cents a week.
(c) 25 cents a week.
(d) 20 cents a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Marion's father die?

2. What German city did Hitler take refuge in?

3. How many Jews actually made the transfer to Palestine?

4. Who did the Blumenthals stay with in Amsterdam?

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

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