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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What German town was Herschel Grynszpan's hometown?

2. How many Jews died on November 10th, 1938?

3. Where did Marion's father move her family after the death of his parents?

4. Where did the Blumenthal family go after leaving Hanover in 1938?

5. What were Marion's favorite childhood game?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Ernst vom Rath in November 1938?

2. What was life like for the German-Jewish refugees of the mid to late 1930s?

3. What were living conditions like at Westerbork?

4. What did Hitler do to Polish Jews on October 28, 1938?

5. What view of Hitler's made him gain popularity?

6. When did Hitler begin his racist activities in Germany?

7. What was Marion's childhood in Hoya like?

8. Why were prisoners required to wear the star of David?

9. What did the government levy against the Jews on November 12th, 1938?

10. What was the dress code at Bergen-Belsen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marion and her family finally made it to America in 1948. Discuss how they felt when they arrived in New York.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the writing style that Marion Blumenthal Lazan and Lila Perl used in "Four Perfect Pebbles".

Essay Topic 3

Adolph Hitler was the Nazi leader of Germany. Discuss how he was viewed by the rest of the world.

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