Free Printable The Diary of Anne Frank Act 1 Scenes 1-2

1.

What is dialogue?

a)

A character talking and only the audience can hear

b)

Characters talking to each other

c)

A character giving a long speech that is heard by other characters

2.

What is the box that Mr. Frank gives Anne?

a)

Books

b)

Diary and posters

c)

Candy

d)

Clothes

3.

What did the playwrights use as the source of information for their script?

a)

Their imagination

b)

The Internet

c)

Anne Frank's diary entries

d)

A movie

4.

What does the description "he stands looking slowly around, making a supreme effort at self control. He is weak, ill. His clothes are threadbare" (line 9 - 11) suggest about Mr. Frank?

a)

He’s at peace with what happened

b)

He’s excited about something

c)

He’s been through something difficult

d)

He’s angry

5.

What does the comment, "I never thought I'd live to see the day when a man like Mr. Frank would have to go into hiding. When you think..." (made by Mr. Kraler) reveal about Mr. Frank?

a)

He’s afraid

b)

He’s well respected

c)

He is angry

d)

He can act childish at times

6.

How old was Anne Frank when she began to write her journal entries?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

7.

In scene 2, Peter rips off his Star of David, "What are you doing!" Anne says. Why did peter rip off the star?

a)

Wants to sew something else there instead

b)

Doesn't like the color

c)

Resents the fact that the Nazis make them wear it

d)

He wants to put it on something else

8.

During the day, the people in the secret annex CANNOT

a)

use the w.c.

b)

talk

c)

move around

d)

all of the above

9.

(1) When we were in elementary school, science class was all about reading from our books and memorizing facts. (2) Now that we are in middle school, science class was much different. (3) We are able to learn things hands on. (4) We learn by doing experiments. (5) This change in the way we learn science has made science my favorite part of middle school.

What change, if any should be made in sentence 2?

a)

Change was to is

b)

Change much to more

c)

Change are to is

d)

Make no change

10.

(1) When we were in elementary school, science class was all about reading from our books and memorizing facts. (2) Now that we are in middle school, science class was much different. (3) We are able to learn things hands on. (4) We learn by doing experiments. (5) This change in the way we learn science has made science my favorite part of middle school.

What is the best way to combine sentence 3 and 4?

a)

We are able to learn things hands on; by doing experiments.

b)

We are able to learn things hands on by doing experiments.

c)

We are able to to learn things by doing experiments, hands on.

d)

We are able to to learn things by hands on doing experiments.

11.

(1) When we were in elementary school, science class was all about reading from our books and memorizing facts. (2) Now that we are in middle school, science class was much different. (3) We are able to learn things hands on. (4) We learn by doing experiments. (5) This change in the way we learn science has made science my favirite part of middle school.

What change, if any, Should be made in sentence 5?

a)

Change middle school to middleschool

b)

Insert a comma after science

c)

Change favirite to favorite

d)

Make no change

12.

(11) Along with the experiments, sometimes our science teacher does demonstrations. (12) He usually does these when they wants us to see how something works, but the experiment is too dangerous for us to do ourselves.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12?

a)

Change ourselves to himself

b)

Change they to he

c)

Change see to saw

d)

Make no change

13.

In Scene 2, Anne begins to realize the reality of "going into hiding" when she...

a)

meets Miep and Mr. Kraler

b)

unpacks her belongings

c)

is forbidden to go downstairs

d)

has to give up her bicycle

14.

Anne tells Peter: "You are the most intolerable, insufferable boy I've ever met." What does insufferable mean?

a)

volatile

b)

peaceful

c)

unbearable

d)

modest

15.

What is the contrast between Anne and Peter?

a)

Anne is social but Peter has more friends

b)

Anne is not very social while Peter loves to talk to his friends

c)

Peter likes only animals; Anne does not like animals at all

d)

Anne is social and outgoing; Peter does not like other people

16.

Most of the events of the play are presented as...

a)

a flashback

b)

a dream

c)

a monologue

d)

diary entries

17.

In the opening scene of The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I, why is Mr. Frank visiting the warehouse rooms with Miep?

a)

He wants to find his multicolored scarf.

b)

He is looking for the diary that his daughter Anne kept.

c)

He wants one more look at the place where he last saw his family.

18.

Why is Mrs. Frank worried about the ration books?

a)

They're illegal.

b)

They’re not going to get enough food to survive.

c)

They’ll get caught.

d)

It’s not enough for everybody in the annex.

19.

The events in Act 1 Scene 1 of the play occur...

a)

in the early days of the war

b)

after the war has ended

c)

just before the war begins

d)

during the war

20.

What is Mr. Frank's motivation for giving Anne a diary?

a)

So that she can become a famous writer.

b)

So that she can document her experiences for Margot.

c)

So that she does not feel as trapped in hiding.

d)

So that she has something in common with Peter.

The Diary of Anne Frank Act 1 Scenes 1-2

Total questions: 20

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