The Girl Who Lived Forever

Which describes the relationship between the first, second, and third sections of the article?

• The first section provides background information to help the reader understand the events described in the following two sections.

• The first section describes an event. The next two sections provide background information to help the reader understand the event.

• The first section describes an event, the second reveals its causes, and the third explains its effects.

• They tell a story in chronological order.

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In paragraph 9, Lewis writes, “Hitler fanned the flames of these age-old prejudices . . .” What does the idiom fan the flames mean?

• to make something more intense

• to make efforts to improve a difficult situation

• to make a loss feel worse through insults

• to burn something up until it’s gone

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Which of the following were among the Nazis’ tactics (actions for achieving a goal)?

• They rewarded those who helped them and severely punished those who disobeyed them.

• They took advantage of anti-Semitism that already existed in Europe.

• They isolated Jews.

• all of the above

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In the sentence “Otto’s business flourished” (p. 7), flourished most closely means

• thrived.

• survived.

• struggled.

• endured.

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In paragraph 37, Lewis writes, “Miep told herself that she would keep them safe, locked away in her desk. She would return them to Anne after the war . . .” What does “Miep told herself” suggest?

• Miep doubted that she would be able to keep track of Anne’s diary until the end of the war.

• Miep often talked to herself aloud.

• Miep knew Anne might be killed but was trying to think positively.

• Miep decided not to read Anne’s diary.

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Which best supports the idea that it was Anne’s wish “to share her words with the world” ?

• “Her sole comfort was her diary, her most prized possession.” (p. 8)

• “She vowed to become a famous writer, with her first book to be based on her now overflowing diary.”

• ‘I can shake off everything if I write,’ Anne wrote in 1944.”

• “First published in 1947, The Diary of a Young Girl has since been translated into some 70 languages and is one of the most-read books in the world.”

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What year did Anne Frank & her family go into hiding?

• 1940

• 1942

• 1945

• 1948

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What was the most notorious concentration camp?

• Dachau

• Bergen Belsen

• Auschwitz

• Buchenwald

What groups of people were targeted by Nazi's?

• The disabled

• Jews

• Gypsies

• Homosexuals

• All of the above

What year were concentration camps liberated by US forces?

• 1942

• 1943

• 1944

• 1945