Listenwise: Anne Frank's Father Attempted to Emigrate

1. What is one of the main ideas of the audio story?

• Anne Frank’s father attempted to get his family out of Europe, but he was unsuccessful.

• Anne Frank’s father decided to go into hiding in Germany when he couldn’t get visas for his family.

• Anne Frank’s father encouraged her to write about their attempts to leave Europe to escape the Nazis.

• Anne Frank’s father had powerful friends in the United States who offered to send money to help him.

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2. Which detail from the story best supports your answer to Question 1?

• Otto Frank had two daughters.

• Cuba cancelled the Franks’ visas.

• The Franks were living in Holland.

• Anne Frank's family didn't have a lot of money.

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What reason did the United States give for restricting immigration of Jews escaping the Nazis?

• to protect national security

• to control population growth

• to force Jews to fight the Nazis

• to keep Germany from declaring war

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Why did Otto Frank wait so long to try to get his family out of Europe?

• He thought it was too risky to travel.

• He had to save enough money to pay for visas.

• He did not realize how much worse the situation would become.

• His wife and daughters did not want to leave their home.

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What is the best meaning of provenance in this sentence from the audio story?

“The files were then embargoed until certain issues of privacy, copyright, and provenance could be determined. Since the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society documents came from many different agencies, it may be impossible to ever know where the Otto Frank file came from.”

• origin

• price

• purpose

• secrecy

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Why are people particularly interested in Otto Frank’s attempts to emigrate?

• He had connections to influential people in the United States.

• His failure to escape was the subject of a book about the Frank family.

• His daughter Anne became famous for her writing about the Holocaust.

• He became a symbol for Jews who were trapped and killed by the Nazis.

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