Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.That day I walked to Gestapo headquarters. The red-and-black swastika flew from the flagpole. Uniformed Germans were everywhere. It was a well-known fact that people who entered this building did not always leave it again. I entered the building and inquired of the soldiers on guard where this Austrian had his office.I was told which office, and went directly there. It was a medium-sized room, filled with desks, all occupied by workers who were busily typing. The Austrian's desk was in the corner of the room. He sat behind it facing me when I entered. His name was Karl Silberbauer.I went up to his desk and stood with my back to the typists. I'd been thrown off by the fact that he wasn't alone, so all I did was stand there, briefly looking into his eyes. Any spoken words would have been audible throughout the room, so I just stood and didn't say a word. All I did was rub my thumb against the two fingers beside it, the index finger and the middle finger – the sign for money.Why does Miep choose to visit Gestapo headquarters?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.Elli Vossen and Jo Koophuis were working across from me in the office. Sometime between eleven and twelve o'clock, I looked up. There in the doorway stood a man in civilian clothes. I hadn't heard the door. He was holding a revolver, pointing it at us. He came in. "Stay put," he said in Dutch. "Don't move." How does Miep build suspense in this passage?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.Suddenly, what had been familiar about this man's voice clicked in my mind. He was speaking German with a distinct Viennese accent. He spoke exactly like all my relatives, the ones I had left so many years ago.This man came back into my office, but his tone was changing, and I could see that he no longer regarded me as an innocent. Obviously, he had figured out that I was also part of what had been secret. He came in and stood over me, saying, in a harsh voice, "Now it's your turn." He reached down and took the keys that Koophuis had given me.I stood up, coming face to face with this man. I could feel his hot breath, we were standing so close. I looked him right in the eye and said in German, "You are Viennese. I am from Vienna too."What is Miep’s motivation in this excerpt?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.I just sat there, frozen. I'd lost track of time. At some point the two workers from downstairs in the workplace came up to me and said that they were so sorry, that they hadn't known. Then Van Matto came and said something, and I saw that the Austrian had given him the keys that he had taken from me. I can't imagine where the time had gone. First, it had been eleven or twelve o'clock when the Dutch Nazi had come. Then it must have been about one-thirty when I'd heard the footsteps on the inner stairway. Then, suddenly, Elli was back, and Henk had arrived, and I realized that it was five o'clock and the day had passed.Why does Miep feel this way?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.Jo Koophuis and I remained seated as we'd been ordered for perhaps three-quarters of an hour. Then another man came through the door into our room and called to Koophuis to come inside with him, and they went into Mr. Kraler's office. I continued to sit there, not knowing what was going on anywhere else in the building, too afraid to imagine what might be happening. How does Miep build suspense in this passage?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.A small voice inside me asked, "What else?" I knew the Austrian was like stone. I had truly come to the end of my rope. With measured steps, I walked toward the door to the building. Gestapo were everywhere in the corridors, like flies in fancy uniforms. Again the thought rang in my brain, People who enter this building do not always come out again. I put one foot in front of the other, waiting for someone to stop me. Why does Miep choose to leave the building?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.Then he walked toward the back office where Mr. Kraler was working, leaving us alone. We were petrified.Jo Koophuis said to me, "Miep, I think the time has come."Elli began to tremble and shake. Meanwhile, Mr. Koophuis' eyes darted toward the doorway. No one but the man with the gun seemed to be about. How does Miep build suspense in this passage?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.A few minutes later, the Dutchman who had first entered our office, the man with the gun, came back into my room. Ignoring me, he sat down at Elli's desk across from me and dialed the telephone. I heard him asking that a car be sent.Why is this excerpt suspenseful?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.In a fury, he flung my identification card at my head and approached me almost in a bent-over position, as though bent with rage. "Aren't you ashamed that you are helping Jewish garbage?" he snarled at me. He then began to curse me, shouting terrible words and saying that I was a traitor, that I would get a terrible punishment. He kept on cursing uncontrollably. I remained standing as tall as I could, not reacting at all to his words. The more he shouted, the more nervous he became. He began to pace from wall to wall. Suddenly, he spun on his heel and said, "What shall I do with you?"Why does Miep react in this way?
Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered.ElIi gave me a frightened look. I nodded my agreement with Koophuis. She took the wallet and dashed out the door.Mr. Koophuis locked eyes with me and said, "Miep, you can also leave.""I can't," I responded. It was true. I couldn't.Which theme can be inferred from this passage?
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