According to The Diary of Anne Frank, why did the Frank family move from Germany to Holland when Anne was a small child?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Miep (To Mrs. Frank). We put the stores of food you sent in here. Your drugs are here . . . soap, linen here.Mrs. Frank. Thank you, Miep.Miep. I made up the beds . . . the way Mr. Frank and Mr. Kraler said. (She starts out.) Forgive me. I have to hurry. I've got to go to the other side of town to get some ration books for you.Mrs. Van Daan. Ration books? If they see our names on ration books, they'll know we're here.Mr. Kraler. There isn't anything . . .Miep. Don't worry. Your names won't be on them. (As she hurries out) I'll be up later.Based on this exchange, which words best describe Miep?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mrs. Frank. Peter, I'm glad you are to be with us.Peter. Yes, Mrs. Frank.(Mrs. Frank goes to join Mr. Frank and Margot.)(During the following scene Mr. Frank helps Margot and Mrs. Frank to hang up their clothes. Then he persuades them both to lie down and rest. The Van Daans in their room above settle themselves. In the main room Anne and Peter remove their shoes. Peter takes his cat out of the carrier.)Anne. What's your cat's name?Which best describes the purpose of the stage directions in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mr. Frank (Quietly). Anne's diary. (He opens the diary and begins to read.) "Monday, the sixth of July, nineteen forty-two." (To Miep) Nineteen forty-two. Is it possible, Miep? . . . Only three years ago. (As he continues his reading, he sits down on the couch.) "Dear Diary, since you and I are going to be great friends, I will start by telling you about myself. My name is Anne Frank. I am thirteen years old. I was born in Germany the twelfth of June, nineteen twenty-nine. As my family is Jewish, we emigrated to Holland when Hitler came to power."(As Mr. Frank reads on, another voice joins his, as if coming from the air. It is Anne's voice.)Which best explains the purpose of the underlined stage directions in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mr. Frank. Now. About the noise. While the men are in the building below, we must have complete quiet. Every sound can be heard down there, not only in the workrooms, but in the offices, too. The men come at about eight-thirty, and leave at about five-thirty. So, to be perfectly safe, from eight in the morning until six in the evening we must move only when it is necessary, and then in stockinged feet. We must not speak above a whisper. We must not run any water. We cannot use the sink, or even, forgive me, the w.c. The pipes go down through the workrooms. It would be heard. No trash . . . (Mr. Frank stops abruptly as he hears the sound of marching feet from the street below. Everyone is motionless, paralyzed with fear. Mr. Frank goes quietly into the room on the right to look down out of the window. Anne runs after him, peering out with him. The tramping feet pass without stopping. The tension is relieved. Mr. Frank, followed by Anne, returns to the main room and resumes his instructions to the group) . . . No trash must ever be thrown out which might reveal that someone is living up here . . . not even a potato paring. We must burn everything in the stove at night. This is the way we must live until it is over, if we are to survive.What does this dialogue reveal about how Mr. Frank views his role in the attic?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Anne. Mouschi! Mouschi! Mouschi! (She picks up the cat, walking away with it. To Peter) I love cats. I have one . . . a darling little cat. But they made me leave her behind. I left some food and a note for the neighbors to take care of her . . . I'm going to miss her terribly. What is yours? A him or a her?Peter. He's a tom. He doesn't like strangers. (He takes the cat from her, putting it back in its carrier.)Anne (Unabashed). Then I'll have to stop being a stranger, won't I? What does this dialogue reveal about Anne?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Anne (Pulling out a pasteboard-bound book). A diary! (She throws her arms around her father.) I've never had a diary. And I've always longed for one. (She looks around the room.) Pencil, pencil, pencil, pencil. (She starts down the stairs.) I'm going down to the office to get a pencil.Mr. Frank. Anne! No! (He goes after her, catching her by the arm and pulling her back.)Anne (Startled). But there's no one in the building now.Mr. Frank. It doesn't matter. I don't want you ever to go beyond that door.Anne (Sobered). Never . . . ? Not even at nighttime, when everyone is gone? Or on Sundays? Can't I go down to listen to the radio?What does this piece of dialogue reveal about how Anne views her family’s situation?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.He stands looking slowly around, making a supreme effort at self-control. He is weak, ill. His clothes are threadbare.After a second he drops his rucksack on the couch and moves slowly about. He opens the door to one of the smaller rooms, and then abruptly closes it again, turning away.Which best describes the purpose of these stage directions?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mrs. Van Daan. Mr. Frank said they'd be here at seven o'clock. He said . . .Mr. Van Daan. They have two miles to walk. You can't expect . . .Mrs. Van Daan. They've been picked up. That's what's happened. They've been taken . . .Mrs. Van Daan is worried that the Franks have not yet arrived because she believes
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Miep. I made up the beds . . . the way Mr. Frank and Mr. Kraler said. (She starts out.) Forgive me. I have to hurry. I've got to go to the other side of town to get some ration books for you.Mrs. Van Daan. Ration books? If they see our names on ration books, they'll know we're here.Mr. Kraler. There isn't anything . . .Miep. Don't worry. Your names won't be on them. (As she hurries out) I'll be up later.Why is it important that the Van Daan and Frank family names do not appear on the ration books?
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