Who Betrayed Anne Frank?

Which is a central idea of the article?

• Historians believe Anne Frank died at Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp in Germany, in February 1945

• New Technology may be able to shed light on the mystery of Anne Frank's arrest.

• Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933

• Anne Frank's family was discovered after two years in hiding.

Which statement best supports that central idea?

• "All eight people living in the hideout were soon arrested and send to concentration camps."

• "Today, much is known about the Franks' time in hiding, thanks to Anne's diary."

• Using modern technology... they're hoping to figure out who-if anyone-betrayed the Franks' location.

• "The conflict eventually engulfed much of the world, pitting the Allies...against the Axis Powers."

During World War II, Anne and her family went into hiding in which country?

• Germany

• France

• Netherlands

• Poland

In the first two paragraphs, the author describes conditions in the annex to stress that the Franks ____________________.

• almost survived the Holocaust

• were living comfortably despite their surroundings

• were desperate to escape the imprisonment

• were living in fear.

Which best describes the structure of the section "Hitler's Rise to Power"?

• cause and effect

• chronological

• compare/contrast

• problem/solution

Which excerpt best supports the theory that the Franks could have been discovered by accident?

• "Pankoke says it's important to call attention to what happened to Anne..."

• "They've already received hundreds of tips..."

• "...his team has started to analyze millions of pages of scanned documents, including police reports..."

• "... the police may have stumbled on the Franks while at Otto's business to investigate forged food-ration cards..."

In the sections "Life in Hiding," the quote from Anne's diary suggests that she was _________________.

• sick

• bitter

• hopeful

• mysterious

Which of these events happened first?

• Germany invaded Poland

• Anne was sent to Auschwitz in Poland

• Anne and her family were forced into hiding.

• British troops liberated Bergen-Belsen

What does speculated mean in the following sentence? "Pankoke says he's open to all possibilities, including that the Franks were discovered by chance, as some historians have speculated"

• theorized

• proved

• studied

• investigated

Which of these statements is an opinion?

• More than 6 million European Jews were killed during the Holocaust

• If a living person is found to have betrayed the Franks, he or she should be tried and punished

• Anne's diary has been translated into nearly 70 languages.

• Anne's father, Otto, was the only person hiding in the annex to have survived the Holocaust