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WorksheetsRead Check Quiz #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Anne tries more and more to get the attention of which of her co-habitors (roomates) of the Annexe?
Mouschi the cat
Pim (her father)
Mummy (her mom)
Peter
When Margot's birthday approaches, Anne hopes to give her ______________ as a present.
a poem
potatoes
a picture from a magazine of a film star
a fancy hairdo
Everyone in the Annexe gets annoyed with Dussel when he ______________.
snores loudly at night
eats more than his share of food
won't stop messing with the knobs on the radio
cries randomly when thinking of his beloved wife
It seems to Anne that Peter is 'showing off' to her during what activity?
Chopping wood.
Dancing in the attic.
Doing French language lessons.
Peeling potatoes.
Anne offers to get Peter more pictures of movie stars for his room, but he says no because...
he doesn't want to be embarrassed if others in the Annexe find out.
he admits to not actually liking movie stars.
he says he would rather look at Anne's beauty than a movie star's.
he has grown to really like the pictures of movie stars he has already and thinks of them as his friends.
Besides talking to Peter in personal ways, what is one of the only other things that seems to make Anne feel happy?
Talking with Mrs. Van Daan.
Looking at the sky, birds, and rooftops out the attic windows.
Cooking her favorite meals.
Playing jokes on Peter.
Anne thinks she and Peter relate and get along so well because...
they both 'can't get enough of reading'.
they both 'want to be movie stars'.
they both 'lack a mother'.
they both 'absolutely loathe beans'.
What is Peter's opinion of Anne's father?
He's a 'boorish buffoon'.
He's a 'first-rate chap'.
He's a 'barrel of fun'.
He's a 'fresh blanket'.
What extra ration is the family getting because of Christmas?
salt
butter
sugar
bread
During WWII, if a family was given a ration of five potatoes, it meant that-
they were allowed to buy up to five potatoes, if they were available.
they were given a coupon to receive five free potatoes.
they were given a coupon for a discount price for potatoes.
the supermarket had at least five potatoes set aside for them.
Read this excerpt from the novel: "Margot heard it too, but when Daddy and Peter went off immediately, she tried to calm me down a bit, because I was naturally as white as a sheet and very jittery." What is described by the simile in this sentence?
The sound Margot heard.
Where Peter and Daddy went.
The fear Anne showed.
Why Anne was shaking.
What did Anne do that made her mother cry all night?
Anne wrote her mother a rude letter.
Anne said that she thought her mother loved Margot more.
Anne said she would rather have Mrs. Van Daan as a mother.
Anne refused to say her prayers with her mother.
What happens to young people in Holland if they don't join the German fight?
They get sent to death camps.
They have to do hard labor in Germany.
They lose the right to vote.
Their paychecks are taken away.
Cruel and unjust use of power
BBC
prejudice
deport
tyranny
to be displeased or annoyed
foresight
forlorn
disgruntled
unabashed
horrified or shocked
inarticulate
unabashed
forlorn
appalled
What is the meaning of oppression as used in the sentence?
"They (Maccabees) fought against indifference, against tyranny, and oppression, and they restored the Temple to us."
freedom
democracy
taking control
unjust power
What is the meaning of jubilation as used in the sentence? I'm afraid, Anne, we shouldn't sing that song tonight. It's a song of jubilation.
sorrow
rejoicing
exaggeration
pride
What is the meaning of appalled as used in the sentence?
He goes off into the bedroom. There is a second of appalled silence.
uncomfortable
enthusiasm
oblivious
shocked
What is the meaning of jubilation as used in the sentence? I'm afraid, Anne, we shouldn't sing that song tonight. It's a song of jubilation.
sorrow
rejoicing
exaggeration
pride
