The Diary of Anne Frank

In the opening scene of The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, why is Mr. Frank visiting the warehouse rooms with Miep?

• He is looking for his daughter's diary.      
• He wants to get his scarf back.   
• He is looking for a place to live.
• He wants one last look at the place where he last saw his family.

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Which line of dialogue by Mrs. Van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, shows that she is flirtatious?

• "You're smoking up all our money."
• "I make the best latkes you've ever tasted!"
• "I don't know why I didn't meet you before I met that one there."
• "We'll sleep here and you take the room upstairs."

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In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, why do the Franks and Van Daans need to be quiet all day?

• because the children need to study
• because noise makes Mrs. Van Daan nervous
• because they don't want the workers in the building to hear them
• because the Nazis ordered the Jews to be quiet during the day

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, why does Peter remove the Star of David from his clothes?

• He wants to put it on a new coat that he's planning to get.
• He resents the fact that the Nazis force Jews to wear it.
• He wants to put it in a safe place.
• He wants to sew his initials on his clothes instead.

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In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, what causes the Franks to agree to take in Mr. Dussel?

• He is an old friend of the family from the days before they moved to Amsterdam.
• He had been the family dentist
• He could bring them extra food and supplies.
• They want to help someone else who is being persecuted by the Nazis.

Which line of dialogue by Mr. Dussel in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, reveals his personality best?

• "I haven't had to adjust myself to others."
• "My father was born in Holland, and my grandfather."
• "Every night she twists and turns."
• "Someone now knows we're up here, hiding!"

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, why do Anne and Peter tease each other so much?

• They do not like each other.
• They were enemies in school.   
• They each want to make the other angry
• They are growing fond of each other.

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, why does Anne scream in the night?

• Mr. Dussel scares her.
• She thinks she hears an intruder
• She has a terrible nightmare.
• She is very angry at her mother

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In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, what effect does the landing of Allied troops in Africa have on the attic dwellers?

• They grow more fearful of the Nazis.
• They begin imagining an end to their stay in the attic.
• They start trying to find a way to get to Africa.
• They sink deeper into hopelessness.

Which line of dialogue by Margot in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, reveals that she tries to think positively?

• "I have to help with supper."
• "I need some hairpins and some soap."
• "Mr. Kraler says things are improving."
• "There may be someone here, waiting. … It may be a trap!"

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