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Multiple Choice

Read this part of one of Anne’s soliloquy in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I:

The best part about this room . . . you can look down and see a bit of the street and the canal. There’s a houseboat . . . you can see the end of it . . . a bargeman lives there with his family. . . . They have a baby and he’s just beginning to walk and I’m so afraid he’s going to fall into the canal some day. I watch him. . . .

What is the most reasonable inference to draw about Anne’s personality from the details in this speech?

• She is foolish because she has established communications with outsiders in spite of being warned of the danger.

• She is resourceful because she finds outside interests that take her mind off having to live in fear of the Nazis.

• She is nosy because she keeps an eye on the baby even though she does not know the bargeman and his wife.

• She is naive because she thinks only good things about the people she sees and knows.

Open Ended

Why did you choose that answer?

Read this part of one of Anne’s soliloquy in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I:

The best part about this room . . . you can look down and see a bit of the street and the canal. There’s a houseboat . . . you can see the end of it . . . a bargeman lives there with his family. . . . They have a baby and he’s just beginning to walk and I’m so afraid he’s going to fall into the canal some day. I watch him. . . .

What is the most reasonable inference to draw about Anne’s personality from the details in this speech?

1. She is foolish because she has established communications with outsiders in spite of being warned of the danger.

2. She is resourceful because she finds outside interests that take her mind off having to live in fear of the Nazis.

3. She is nosy because she keeps an eye on the baby even though she does not know the bargeman and his wife.

4. She is naive because she thinks only good things about the people she sees and knows.

Multiple Choice

Read these stage directions from The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I:

A match suddenly flares up in the attic. We dimly see Mr. Van Daan. He is getting his bearings. He comes quickly down the stairs, and goes to the cupboard where the food is stored. Again the match flares up, and is as quickly blown out. The dim figure is seen to steal back up the stairs.

As described in the stage directions and from what you’ve learned about Mr. Van Daan, which sentence best explains his behavior and what it reveals about him?

• He is sneaking food for himself, which shows that he is greedy and selfish.

• He is getting a snack for his wife, which shows that he is kind and considerate.

• He is looking at the prices of the foods, which shows that he is thrifty and prudent.

• He is figuring out how much food is left, which shows that he is careful and organized.

Open Ended

Why did you choose that answer?

Read these stage directions from The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I:

A match suddenly flares up in the attic. We dimly see Mr. Van Daan. He is getting his bearings. He comes quickly down the stairs, and goes to the cupboard where the food is stored. Again the match flares up, and is as quickly blown out. The dim figure is seen to steal back up the stairs.

As described in the stage directions and from what you’ve learned about Mr. Van Daan, which sentence best explains his behavior and what it reveals about him?

1. He is sneaking food for himself, which shows that he is greedy and selfish.

2. He is getting a snack for his wife, which shows that he is kind and considerate.

3. He is looking at the prices of the foods, which shows that he is thrifty and prudent.

4. He is figuring out how much food is left, which shows that he is careful and organized.