Anne Franke Lesson

What do you think is the most likely reason for the author to have continued this diary after she and her family went into hiding?

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

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

• To work out a plan for escaping occupied Holland.

• To provide the structure for a movie script.

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

• 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.

Choose from the options below to identify the tense and point of view of the previous passage is

• Present tense; third person

• Past tense; first person

• Present tense; first person

• Past 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’s Wilma’s second cousin. I used to think Wilma was nice, which she is, but all she ever talks about is boys, and that gets to be a bore. 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. Hello is sixteen and good at telling all kinds of funny stories.

He was waiting for me again this morning, and I expect he will be from now on."

• She doesn’t like him.

• His attention is not unwelcome.

• His cousin Wilma is more interesting to talk to.

• She fears he might be a Nazi spy.

What is the central idea, or theme, of the diary excerpts?

• The Franks are afraid for their lives.

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

• The suddenness of their need to flee plunged the Franks into a bizarre existence.

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

Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 5?

• “It’s not the fault of the Dutch that we Jews are having such a bad time.”

• “So much has happened it’s as if the whole world has turned upside down.”

• “Father, Mother, and Margot still can’t get used to the chiming of the Westertoren clock…”

• “Last night the four of us went down to the private office and listened to England on the radio.”

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. “Mother’s gone to Mr. van Daan to ask whether we can move to our hiding place tomorrow. The van Daans are going with us. There will be seven of us altogether.” Silence. We couldn’t speak. The thought of Father off visiting someone in the Jewish Hospital and completely unaware of what was happening, the long wait for Mother, the heat, the suspense - all this reduced us to silence."

• The SS is on their way to arrest the Franks.

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

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

• They are horrified that Father is out, not knowing the SS has called for him.

Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 7?

• “A call-up: everyone knows what that means.”

• “The thought of Father visiting someone, completely unaware of what was happening… reduced us to silence.”

• “Mother’s gone to Mr. Van Doon to ask whether we can move to our hiding place tomorrow”

• “Visions of concentration camps and lonely cells raced through my head.”

What can we infer about Anne from her diary?

• That she longs for a normal adolescence.

• That she wants to fight the Nazis.

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

• That she is in love with Hello.