The Diary of Anne Frank Act 1 Scene 1-3

Why are the Franks living in the secret Annex?

• They couldn't afford their rent and so are hiding in Mr. Frank's old business (they're squatters)

• They are part of a reality TV show.

• Their home was destroyed by bombs from the Nazis

• They are avoiding being captured and killed by Nazis.

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Which of the following best explains why Act 1 Scene 1 starts in 1945 after the War before jumping back in time to 1942?

• The audience needed to see how mean and bitter Mr. Frank was to understand why nobody liked him in the Annex.

• It helps the audience understand that whatever happened at the end of their time in the Annex was not good and made a lasting impression on Mr. Frank.

• It was meant to give the audience hope that things get much better.

• It helps us see how much fashion and technology had changed in the 2 years the Franks were in hiding.

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Which of the following best explains why Jews were forced to wear yellow stars on their clothes?

• To make it easy for citizens and the police to identify Jews.

• Everybody, Jew and non-Jew, wore them; it was a fashion statement.

• Germans wore stars, the Jews did not.

• So that people would give them the proper respect they deserved.

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How does Mrs. Van Daan act towards Mr. Frank?

• Mean and cold

• Professional and courteous

• Flirty and inappropriately

• None of these options

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Which of the following best explains the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan?

• Fun-loving and easy to get along.

• They are divorced and never see each other.

• They fight constantly and are disrespectful to one-another

• They are quiet, but you can tell they love each other.

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What is the purpose of stage directions? Why are they included in the script of the play?

• To tell the actors what to say

• To tell the actors the directions to where they play will be performed

• To tell the audience how they should respond (clap, laugh, cry, etc.)

• To tell the actors where to go on-stage and what actions they should be doing.

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What is the purpose of dialogue?

• To tell the actors the directions to where they play will be performed

• To tell the actors what to say

• To tell the audience how they should respond (clap, laugh, cry, etc.)

• To tell the actors where to go on-stage and what actions they should be doing.

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Why does everybody need to be silent in the Annex from 8Am to 6PM?

• Because they are over a police department, and if the police hear them, they will get caught.

• Because they are above an old spice factory, and all of the noise they make carries down to the workers below.

• Because it's a game they play every day to pass the time.

• They are trying to avoid waking up Matilda, the mean downstairs neighbor.

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True or False: There was plenty of space and food in the Annex.

• True

• False

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True or false: 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.

• True

• False