The Diary of Anne Frank - Act II

In Act II Scene I of The Diary of Anne Frank, why does Anne rage at Mrs. Frank?

• Anne blames Mrs. Frank for keeping her indoors all the time.
• Anne thinks that Mrs. Frank is giving Mr. Frank the largest share of the food.
• Anne believes that Mr. Frank always takes Mrs. Frank's side instead of Anne's.
• Anne thinks that Mrs. Frank is unfair, insensitive, and lacking in understanding.

Which sentence best explains why Mr. Van Daan’s theft of bread in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, was wrong?

• The stress of living together makes a small matter seem more important than it really is.
• Mr. Van Daan denies that he has been stealing food, even after he is caught in the act.
• There is little food, and Mr. Van Daan is not the only one who is hungry.
• Mr. Van Daan has had plenty to eat already.

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, the attic inhabitants learn that Allied troops have landed in Normandy. How does this news affect them? Choose two options.

• It makes them apologetic toward each other.
• It makes them suspicious of each other.
• It makes them fearful.
• It makes them angry.
• It makes them joyful.

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, why does Anne leave her diary behind when the Nazis come to take the families and Mr. Dussel away?

• She is tired of writing in it.
• She does not want it to get ruined.
• The Nazis said they could take only clothing.
• She leaves it as a clue to where the Nazis take her.

[As Mr. Kraler speaks, they all listen with intense apprehension.] Which of the following words could best replace apprehension in this sentence?

• Anxiety
• Hope
• Anger
• Loss

Mrs. Frank: "Aren't you afraid you're disturbing him?" Anne: "Mother, I have some intuition." Which of the following is the best definition intuition as it is used in this sentence?

• He or she maintains a more positive outlook than others do.
• He or she hears distant sounds better than most people can.
• He or she is more intelligent than most people are.
• He or she senses some things without reasoning.

[Mr. Van Daan...cautiously opens the safe, taking out a half-loaf of bread. As he closes the safe, it creaks. He stands rigid.] Which of the following is the best definition rigid as it is used in this sentence?

• Relaxed and Limp
• Alert and Attentive
• Stiff and Unbending
• Slumped and Graceless

Anne: "You’re making a big mistake about me. I do it all wrong. I say too much. I go too far. I hurt people’s feelings..." Peter: "I think you’re just fine... What I want to say... if it wasn’t for you around here, I don’t know. What I mean..." What does Peter mean in this conversation with Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II?

• He means that his situation is worse because Anne is there.
• He means that his situation is better because Anne is there.
• He means that it does not matter whether or not Anne is there.
• He means that he wishes that he and Anne were not in the attic.

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, why does Mrs. Van Daan object when Anne and Peter begin spending a lot of time together?

• She is afraid that Peter and Anne may run off and betray the hiding place.
• She worries about what Anne may be writing about Peter in her diary.
• She thinks that Mr. Van Daan would disapprove of the relationship.
• She is jealous that Peter is showing affection to someone else.

Which quotation from The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, best supports the answer that Mrs. Van Daan is jealous that Peter is showing affection to Anne and not her?

• "Putti, where are you going? . . . What do you want? Putti, what are you going to do?"
• "I don't know what good it is to have a son. I never see him. He wouldn't care if I killed myself."
• "He needs more food than the rest of us. He's used to more. He's a big man."
• "There would have been plenty for all of us, if you hadn't come in here!"