Anne Frank Scenes 1-3

In the opening scene, 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.

In the opening scene, Mr. Frank tells Miep that he will leave Amsterdam because

• he cannot make a living there now

• the city holds too many memories for him

• he wishes to return to the city in Germany where he was born

What causes the Franks and Van Daans to move into the rooms on the top floor of the warehouse?

• Their own homes have been destroyed by bombs

• They are hiding from the Nazis, who have been persecuting Jews

• The warehouse has more space than their old homes

Why do the characters arrive wearing several layers of clothing?

• the weather is bitterly cold

• the furnace has not been turned on yet since the workers have not arrived yet

• thieves are trying to take their belongings

• they would look suspicious carrying luggage

The Franks and the Van Daans must remain quiet during daytime hours because

• Anne, Margot, and Peter need to study

• too much noise makes Mrs. Van Daan nervous

• they don’t want the workers in the building to hear them

• the Nazis ordered all Jews to be quiet during the day

What can you infer from this dialogue?

Peter: I used to see you. sometimes..

Anne: You did?

Peter: In the school yard. You were always in the middle of a bunch of kids

Anne: Why didn’t you ever come over?

Peter: I’m sorta a lone wolf.

• Anne is friendly only with her own crowd and ignores everyone else

• Peter likes animals

• Anne is outgoing and Peter is shy

• Peter thinks he is too good to socialize with others

Why does Peter remove the Star of David from his clothes?

• he resents the fact that the Nazis force Jews to wear it

• he wants to put it on a new coat that he’s planning to get

• he wants to put in in a safe place.

• he wants to sew his initials on his clothes instead

Anne’s decision to keep her star emphasizes her

• regard for her religion

• desire for her father’s approval

• delight in teasing Peter

• fear of being caught

Anne first realizes what “going into hiding” means when

• her father tells her that she must wear layers of clothing rather than packing a suitcase

• she cannot give her milk to Peter’s cat

• she removes her Star of David

• she cannot run down to the office for a pencil with which to write in her diary

Mr. Frank encourages Anne to bear her confinement better by reminding her

• others are suffering similar or worse fates

• it will make her mother unhappy to see Anne unhappy

• though her body may be imprisoned, no one can lock up her mind