"The Girl Who Lived Forever"

Which describes the relationship between the first, second, and third sections of the article?

• The first section provides background information to help the reader understand the events described in the following two sections.
• The first section describes an event.  The next two sections provide background information to help the reader understand the event.
• The first section describes an event, the second reveals its causes, and the third explains its effects.
• They tell a story in chronological order.

Together, the sections "A Terrifying Regime" and "Invasion!" 

• describe the day the Franks went into hiding.
• provide background information about why the Franks went into hiding.
• list the effects of the Franks' going into hiding.
• explain why Anne kept a diary.

On page 7, Lewis writes, "Hitler fanned the flames of these age-old prejudices..." What does the idiom fan the flames mean?

• to make something more intense.
• to make efforts to improve a difficult situation.
• to make a loss feel worse through insults
• to burn something up until it's gone

According to the article, which of the following did the Nazis do?

• They rewarded those who helped them and severely punished those who disobeyed them.
• They told Germans that Jews were to blame for all the country's problems.
• They isolated Jews.
• all of the above

In the sentence "Otto's business flourished" (pg. 7), flourished most closely means

• thrived
• struggled
• survived
• endured

Why did the Franks decide to leave Germany?

• They knew they'd be able to hide in Otto Frank's office in Amsterdam.
• They liked Amsterdam's beautiful winding streets and canals.
• Hitler ordered all of the Jewish people in Germany to leave.
• Hitler had gained control of Germany, and it was no longer safe for Jews to live there.

On page 10, Lewis writes, "Miep told herself that she would keep them safe, locked away in her desk.  She would return them to Anne after the war..."  What does "Miep told herself" suggest?

• Miep doubted that she would be able to keep track of Anne's diary until the end of the war.
• Miep often talked to herself aloud.
• Miep knew Anne might be killed but was trying to think positively.
• Miep decided not to read Anne's diary.

Which best supports the idea that it was Anne's wish "to share her words with the world"(pg. 10)?

• "Her sole comfort was her diary, her most prized possession." (pg. 8)
• "She vowed to become a famous writer, with her first book to be based on her now overflowing diary." (pg. 9)
• "'I can shake off everything if I write,' Anne wrote in 1944." (pg. 9)
• "First published in 1947, The Diary of a Yound Girl...is one of the most-read books in the world." (pg. 10)