The Diary of Anne Frank 12/23

1. What do you think is the most likely reason that Anne continued writing in her diary

2. after she and her family went into hiding?

• 1. To present an account that would aid in the prosecution of Nazis after the war.

• 1. To provide the structure for a movie script.

• 1. To feel, in the midst of chaos, that something was under her control.

• 1. To work out a plan for escaping occupied Holland.

Why does the author begin the second diary entry with the paragraph below?

It seems like years since Sunday morning. So much has happened it’s as if the whole world had suddenly turned upside down. But as you can see, Kitty, I’m still alive, and that’s the main thing, Father says. I’m alive all right, but don’t ask where or how. You probably don’t understand a word I’m saying today, so I’ll begin by telling you what happened Sunday afternoon.

• She can’t remember how she managed to stay alive.

• She thinks she is too scared for her writing to make much sense.

• She knows events so extreme have taken place that she must completely re-orient her writing.

• She is under the delusion that several years have passed in a matter of days.

Select how Anne's diary was written:

• Past tense;

  third person

• Present tense;

  first person

• Past tense;

  first person

• Present tense;

  third person

What do the following lines reveal about Anne’s feelings concerning Hello?

Something unexpected happened yesterday morning. As I was passing the bicycle racks, I heard my name being called. I turned around and there was the nice boy I’d met the evening before at my friend Wilma’s. He came toward me, somewhat shyly, and introduced himself as Hello Silberberg. I was a little surprised and wasn’t sure what he wanted, but it didn’t take me long to find out. He asked if I would allow him to accompany me to school. "As long as you’re headed that way, I’ll go with you," I said. And so we walked together.

• His cousin Wilma is more interesting to talk to.

• She fears he might be a Nazi spy.

• She doesn’t like him.

• His attention is not unwelcome.

What is the central idea or theme of the Diary?

• The Nazis exterminated six million Jews during World War II.

• If the Franks aren’t very quiet, the neighbors might turn them in.

• The suddenness of their need to flee (run and hide) plunged the Franks into a bizarre existence.

• The Franks are afraid for their lives.

Which of following inferences is best supported by the excerpt below?

I was stunned. A call-up: everyone knows what that means. Visions of concentration camps and lonely cells raced through my head. How could we let Father go to such a fate? “Of course he’s not going,” declared Margot as we waited for Mother in the living room.  Silence. We couldn’t speak. The thought of Father off visiting someone in the Jewish Hospital and completely unaware of what was happening, the heat, the suspense - all this reduced us to silence.

• A call-up from the SS (Nazi Police) is not the worst thing that could happen.

• The SS (Nazi police) are on their way to arrest the Franks family.

• They are horrified that Father is out and doesn't know the SS has called for him.

• If Anne’s father returns in time they will be safe.

What can we infer about Anne from her diary?

• That she wants to fight the Nazis.

• That she longs for a normal adolescent life.

• That she isn’t entirely sorry they went into hiding.

• That she is in love with Hello.