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Anne Frank Act 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for a play?

a)

cast

b)

playwright

c)

act

d)

drama

2.

What is another name for an author of a play?

a)

script

b)

drama

c)

playwright

d)

cast

3.

What is another name for the text of a play?

a)

playwright

b)

drama

c)

script

d)

cast

4.

What is another name for the instructions about how actors should move and behave?

a)

script

b)

stage directions

c)

act

d)

scene

5.

Act 1 begins in 1945, after the war, with Mr. Frank and Miep talking in the secret annex. Mr. Frank finds and starts reading Anne's diary, which triggers a ____ to the beginning of the war for the rest of Act 1.

a)

drama

b)

playwright

c)

flashback

d)

alliteration

6.

How old is Anne when they go into hiding?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

7.

What is Peter's cat's name?

a)

Mouschi

b)

Moo-shu

c)

Missy

d)

Mushy

8.

The events in Act One, Scene 1 when Miep gives Anne’s diary to Mr. Frank, occur

a)

in the early days of the war.

b)

during the war

c)

just before the war begins.

d)

after the war has ended.

9.

In Act One, Mr. Frank feels he needs to repay the Van Daan family because Mr. Van Daan

a)

brought a large supply of food to the hiding place.

b)

aided the Frank family when they came to Holland.

c)

helped Anne and Margot with their school lessons.

d)

warned the Frank family to hide from the Nazis.

10.

What job do Miep and Mr. Kraler do for the Frank family?

a)

They bring food, supplies, and news.

b)

They try to help them escape Holland.

c)

They buy Mr. Frank’s spice business.

d)

They give ration books to the poor.

11.

Why must the people living in the Annex remain quiet during the day?

a)

There is concern that Nazi soldiers might hear them.

b)

Anne, Margot, and Peter need quiet in order to study

c)

Any noise might reveal that they are in the building.

d)

Mr. Frank wants them to be able to listen for intruders.

12.

Why is Peter glad to remove the yellow star from his clothing when he arrives at the Annex?

a)

He wishes that he were no longer Jewish.

b)

He believes that the Nazis branded him with it

c)

He dislikes the outdoors and is glad to stay inside.

d)

He wants to forget friends who had similar stars.

13.

A problem that results from Mr. Dussel’s arrival is

a)

he forces the Van Daan’s to leave.

b)

Peter becomes jealous of him.

c)

Anne has to share her room with him.

d)

Mr. Frank can no longer be in charge.

14.

The news that Dussel shares about the outside world upsets the residents of the Annex because

a)

Dussel makes the situation sound worse than it really is

b)

Mr. Kraler had not told them that Jews were being rounded up.

c)

Dussel confirms that people think the Franks are in Switzerland.

d)

Everyone had hoped for a visit from Anne’s best friend Jopie.

15.

In Scene 4, Anne screams at night because she

a)

is frustrated that she cannot go to the movies.

b)

does not like having Dussel in her room.

c)

hears an intruder in the building below.

d)

dreams the Nazis have come to arrest her.

16.

Anne surprises everyone during the Hanukkah celebration by

a)

giving everyone a gift.

b)

knowing all of the prayers.

c)

acting kindly to Peter.

d)

lighting the candles.

17.

Why does the thief who breaks into the office downstairs create a problem for the people hiding in the Annex?

a)

The thief took money that they needed to buy food.

b)

The thief ruined their Hanukkah celebration.

c)

The thief heard noise and knows someone is there.

d)

The thief left a door open and cold air is getting in.

18.

Which of the following is not something that Mr. Frank tells the others that they must do during the day to be sure they will be safe?

a)

be completely quiet

b)

move in stockinged feet

c)

only lay on the floor and read books

d)

do not use the sink or the toilet

19.

Select all of the options below that show tensions are growing in the secret annex:

a)

Anne and Peter argue when he calls her “Mrs. Quack Quack”

b)

Margot studies her books quietly

c)

Anne argues with her mother over her attitude toward the Van Daan’s

d)

Anne has nightmares about the Nazis finding them

20.

Which character said: "I'm a terrible coward. I'm so disappointed in myself. I think I've conquered my fear... I think I'm really grown-up... and then something happens... and I run to you like a baby" (Goodrich and Hackett 313)

a)

Mr. Frank

b)

Peter

c)

Anne

d)

Margot

21.

At the beginning of scene 4, the stage directions describe Mr. Van Daan sneaking down to where the food is stored. This is an example of

a)

situational irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

no irony

22.

Which character said: "Things have changed. People aren't like that anymore. 'Yes mother' 'No, mother.' 'Anything you say, Mother.' I've got to fight things out for myself! Make something of myself!" (Goodrich and Hackett 301).

a)

Anne

b)

Margot

c)

Peter

d)

Dussel

23.

Which character said, "Why aren't you nice and quiet like your sister Margot? Why do you have to show off all the time? Let me give you a little advice, young lady. Men don't like that kind of thing in a girl. You know that? A man likes a girl who'll listen to him once and a while..." (Goodrich and Hackett 300)

a)

Mr. Frank

b)

Mr. Dussel

c)

Meip

d)

Mr. Van Daan

24.

Which character said: "I'm sort of a lone wolf" (Goodrich and Hackett 288)

a)

Mr. Frank

b)

Mr. Van Daan

c)

Anne

d)

Peter