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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. How old was Marion's mother when she married her father?

2. What middle name were all Jewish women forced to take in August, 1938?

3. When was Anti-Semitism made a part of German law?

4. What were Marion's favorite childhood game?

5. What was the name of Marion's brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were living conditions like at Westerbork?

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

3. What was day to day life at Bergen-Belsen like?

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

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

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

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

8. What happened to Marion's father in the early morning hours of November 10, 1938?

9. How did Marion's parents meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1938 Marion's father was imprisoned for a short time. Discuss Walter's imprisonment and the effect it had on his family.

Essay Topic 2

Ruth Blumenthal was a great source of strength for her family during their time in the German concentration camp. Discuss how Ruth provided her family with the strength to survive.

Essay Topic 3

Marion's hometown was Hoya, Germany. Discuss Marion's life in Hoya.

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