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Four Perfect Pebbles
Study Guide
1. What illness did the Blumenthal children suffer from in Nov. 1938?
2. What was the name given to Hitler’s attempt to overthrow the German government? (CH. 3)
3. What valuable item did the Gestapo steal from the Blumenthal’s home?
4. What was the name of the ship that the Blumenthal family purchased tickets for to sail to America?
5. What was Marion’s mother’s job in the camp?
6. How many Jews were supposed to be transferred to Palestine from Germany in 1944?
7. Where were the Blumenthals supposed to be sent after leaving Holland?(CH.5)
8. What was the second most prevalent disease in Bergen Belsen?(CH. 6)
9. How much did Marion and her mother weigh at liberation?
10. How much allowance did marion receive in Amsterdam? (CH.8)
11.When did they arrive in America?
12. What was the name of the society that they registered for in arriving to America?
13. What did Marion collect at the camp and why?
Short Answer Questions
1. Describe Roll Call in the camps? Why was it important to the Nazis?
2. What is the theme or lesson of this novel, Four Perfect Pebbles? Provide examples for support.