The Diary of Anne Frank Act 2

In Act II Scene 1 of The Diary of Anne Frank, why does Anne rage at Mrs. Frank?

• Anne blames Mrs. Frank for keeping her indoors all the time.

• Anne thinks that Mrs. Frank is giving Mr. Frank the largest share of the food.

• Anne believes that Mr. Frank always takes Mrs. Frank's side instead of Anne's.

• Anne thinks that Mrs. Frank is unfair, insensitive, and lacking in understanding.

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Which sentence best explains why Mr. Van Daan’s theft of bread in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, ?

• The stress of living together makes a small matter seem more important than it really is.

• Mr. Van Daan denies that he has been stealing food, even after he is caught in the act.

• There is little food, and Mr. Van Daan is not the only one who is hungry.

• Mr. Van Daan has had plenty to eat already.

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In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, the attic inhabitants learn that Allied troops have landed in Normandy. How does this news affect them? Choose two options.

• It makes them apologetic toward each other.

• It makes them suspicious of each other.

• It makes them fearful.

• It makes them angry.

• It makes them joyful.

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In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, who tells the Nazis about the people in the attic?

• Miep

• the thief

• a worker

• Mr. Dussel

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In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, why does Anne leave her diary behind when the Nazis come to take the families and Mr. Dussel away?

• She is tired of writing in it.

• She does not want it to get ruined.

• The Nazis said they could take only clothing.

• She leaves it as a clue to where the Nazis take her.

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[As Mr. Kraler speaks, they all listen with intense apprehension.]

Which of the following words has the same meaning as apprehension?

• anxiety

• anger

• hope

• loss

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Mrs. Frank: Aren't you afraid you're disturbing him?

Anne: Mother, I have some intuition.

Which of the following is true of a person who has intuition?

• He or she maintains a more positive outlook than others do.

• He or she hears distant sounds better than most people can.

• He or she is more intelligent than most people are.

• He or she senses some things without reasoning.

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[Mr. Van Daan...cautiously opens the safe, taking out a half-loaf of bread. As he closes the safe, it creaks. He stands rigid.]

Which of the following words best describes a rigid pose of the body?

• relaxed and limp

• alert and attentive

• stiff and unbending

• slumped and graceless

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Anne. You’re making a big mistake about me. I do it all wrong. I say too much. I go too far. I hurt people’s feelings. . . .

Peter. I think you’re just fine. . . . What I want to say . . . if it wasn’t for you around here, I don’t know. What I mean . .

What does Peter mean in this conversation with Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II?

• He means that his situation is worse because Anne is there.

• He means that his situation is better because Anne is there.

• He means that it does not matter whether or not Anne is there.

• He means that he wishes that he and Anne were not in the attic.

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In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, why does Mrs. Van Daan object when Anne and Peter begin spending a lot of time together?

• She is afraid that Peter and Anne may run off and betray the hiding place.

• She worries about what Anne may be writing about Peter in her diary.

• She thinks that Mr. Van Daan would disapprove of the relationship.

• She is jealous that Peter is showing affection to someone else.

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