Anne Frank Practice Quiz (March 19, 1943; red book page 71)

What can readers infer a "guilder" is?

• newpaper

• money

• ration card

• radio

What can readers infer about "black" money?

• It's been burned

• It's fake

• It's banned

• It's valuable

Who or what can readers infer is the "Fuhrer aller Germanen"?

• Adolf Hitler

• A news reporter

• An actor

• A book title

Why are quotes used toward the end of the entry?

• Anne is quoting a conversation she heard

• Anne is having a conversation with someone

• The quotes are an error in Anne's writing

• Anne is telling readers something in her own words

What is Anne's purpose in describing the radio interviews between the Fuhrer and wounded soldiers?

• To portray the Fuhrer as a kind and caring leader

• To help readers visualize the horrors of the war

• To convey how dedicated the soldiers are to the Fuhrer

• To identify the types of wounds that soldiers typically received

Which words best describe Anne's tone in the last part of this entry as she describes the radio interview?

• Disbelieving and Dissapointed

• Positive and Content

• Proud and Grateful

• Anxious and Fearful

Which TWO phrases best support your answer about Anne's tone at the end of the entry?

• "The "Fuhrer aller Germanen" has been talking to wounded soldiers."

• "Two feet frozen off and a broken joint in the left arm."

• "Listening-in to it was pitiful."

• "One of them felt so moved at being able to shake hands with the Fuhrer (that is, if he still had a hand!) that he could hardly get the words out of his mouth."

What is the central idea of the entry?

• Dussel gets a dental drill.

• Anne listens to a radio report

• The war continues outside and the occupants continue with their lives inside

• Anne conveys her dissapointement that Turkey did not enter the war.

Answer explanation

The other options include true details, but not the central idea of the entire entry.

What is a theme of the diary so far?

• Keep your chin up and try to make the best of things.

• You never know what someone is like until you fight with them.

• Parents are usually right.

• The Franks and a few friends hide from the Nazis in an attic during WWII.

Answer explanation

Theme is a lesson about life, NOT a summary or main idea. While some options do include thoughts or observations that Anne has had over the course of the diary, the correct answer is the lesson that is most true for the entire diary up to this point. (details versus main idea)

What type of figurative language is used here: "This is exactly what the frightful puppet show on the radio was like."

• Hyperbole (extreme exaggeration)

• Personification (giving a non-human object human traits)

• Metaphor (comparing two unlike things without "like" or "as")

• Simile (comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as)