Flashcard on 'The Diary of Anne Frank" R

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Why does Mr. Frank want to burn all of the papers Miep hands him in Act 1, Scene 1?

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Because the papers bring back painful memories

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Why is the dialogue between Miep and Mr. Frank in paragraphs 20–31 of Act 1, Scene 1 important to the story?

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It foreshadows Mr. Frank’s departure.

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Reassures (in the context of stage directions from paragraph 67 of Act 1, Scene 2)

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To make comfortable again

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The reader can infer that Mr. Frank’s main motivation for giving Anne a diary is that —

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he does not want her to feel trapped in the hiding place

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How do the playwrights begin the second scene?

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Continuing the passage from Anne’s diary that ends the first scene.

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What is the main difference between the first two scenes of Act 1?

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Scene 1 is set in a different place than Scene 2.

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Correctly capitalize: The Franks were a jewish family from germany.

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Jewish family from Germany

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In Act 2, Scene 5, the flashback to earlier events ends and the action of the play returns to 1945. The main significance of this ending scene is that —

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it shows how Mr. Frank is affected by reading Anne’s diary

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What is the significance of the diary in Anne's life as depicted in the play?

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It serves as a tool for her to express her emotions.

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How does the playwright use dialogue to reveal character relationships in Act 1?

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By showing the tension between Anne and her mother.