Anne Frank, Act 1 Quiz

Why do the characters arrive at the Annex wearing several layers of clothing?

• The weather is bitterly cold

• The furnace does not work

• Thieves are trying to take their belongings.

• They would look suspicious carrying luggage.

What are the attic dwellers doing in the last scene of Act 1?

• They are welcoming someone new

• They are celebrating Hanukkah

• They are celebrating the end of the war.

• They are celebrating Miep's engagements.

Why do the Franks and Van Daans need to be quiet all day?

• The Nazis ordered the Jews to be quiet during the day?

• Noise makes Mrs. Van Daan nervous.

• The children need to study.

• They don't want the workers in the building to hear them.

What can you infer from these lines of dialogue in The Diary of Anne Frank?

Mrs. Frank: But I'd like to stay with you...very much. Really.

Anne: I'd rather you didn't.

• Anne and her mother haven't lived together for a long time.

• Anne's mother is always angry at Anne.

• Anne and her mother do not love each other at all.

• There are problems in Anne's relationship with her mother.

Anne accuses Peter of being insufferable, or

• Unfriendly

• Depressing

• Unbearable

• hurtful

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

• She is very angry at her mother.

• Mr. Dussel scares her.

• She has terrible nightmares.

• She thinks she hears an intruder.

The word that best describes Mrs. Van Daan's behavior toward Mr. Frank is :

• Serious

• Comforting

• Flirtatious

• respectful

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, Mr. Frank visits the warehouse in November 1945. Anne's diary begins in July 1942. What important world event happened between those 2 dates.

• World War II ended.

• The Berlin Wall came down.

• World War II began.

• The Vietnam War begins.

What does the following dialogue reveal about Mr. Frank?

"We can stretch the food a little. It's only for a few days."

• He is hungry for power

• He is kind and generous

• He is very foolish

• He doesn't value his family enough.

What statement about The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I is false?

• as a result of the move to the attic, Anne and Peter become friends.

• As a result of the move to the attic, Anne grows closer to her mother.

• As a result of the move to the attic, the Franks meet Mr. Dussel.

• As a result of the move to the attic, the Franks lack privacy and food.