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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the train that the Blumenthals were put on after leaving the camp in Germany finally start moving?
(a) April 12th, 1945.
(b) April 11th, 1945.
(c) April 10th, 1945.
(d) April 13th, 1945.

2. How did Marion's mother feel when she made her discovery of the food in the abandoned farmhouse after they were liberated?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Happy.
(d) Worried.

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

4. What were the graves that the dead prisoners in Trobitz were buried in called?
(a) Shrivel graves.
(b) Minimal graves.
(c) Telescope graves.
(d) Contract graves.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language did Marion learn at the home that she and her brother were sent to a month after his birthday?

3. In what German town were the Blumenthals liberated?

4. What was the term given to the Jewish people sent to Holland in 1945?

5. What German city did Hitler take refuge in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What food absolutely fascinated Marion in Holland?

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

3. What were the traveling conditions going to Bergen-Belsen like?

4. What did Ruth say was the only way the family was able to survive the early months at Bergen-Belsen?

5. What were children in Eastern Europe sometimes given to nourish their bodies?

6. What happened to Marion's leg while she and her mother were cooking soup in the camp in Germany?

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

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

9. What was Marion's first impression of Bergen-Belsen?

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

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