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WorksheetsThe Diary of Anne Frank Acts I and II
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
In Act II Scene 1 of The Diary of Anne Frank, Mrs. Van Daan is very upset when her husband takes and sells her fur coat. What is the most reasonable inference to make about her motivation for keeping it?
She intends to give it to Anne or Margot after the war.
She treasures it as a reminder of her life before the war.
She wants to keep it in case they need food or medicine.
She needs it to help her stay warm.
Near the end of Scene 1 of The Diary of Anne Frank Act II, why does Anne rage at her mother?
Anne feels that her father always takes her mother's side.
Anne believes that her mother gives her father the biggest portions of food.
Anne blames her mother for making her stay indoors all the time.
Anne thinks her mother is unfair, insensitive and doesn't understand her.
In Scene 1 of Act II of The Diary of Anne Frank, what motivates Margot to say, "Sometimes I wish the end would come."
She wants more food and medicine.
She wants the others to feel sorry for her.
She wants to stop living in fear.
She wants to make Anne angry.
Anne: You're making a big mistake about me, I do it all wrong. I say too much. I go too far. I hurt people's feelings.
Peter: I think you're just fine.... What I want to say . . . if it wasn't for you around here, I don't know. What I mean . . . ."
What does Peter mean here?
He means that his situation is better because Anne is there.
He means that he wishes that he and Anne were not in the Annex.
He means that his situation is worse because Anne is there.
He means that it does not matter whether or not Anne is there.
In Act II of The Diary of Anne Frank, what is Anne's motivation for spending so much time with Peter?
She thinks that Peter understands her.
She wants to teach Peter how to dance.
She hopes to make Margot jealous.
She wants to annoy Mrs. Van Daan.
In The Diary of Anne Frank Act II, why does Mrs Van Daan object to Anne and Peter spending a lot of time together?
She thinks that Mr. Van Daan would disapprove of the relationship.
She worries about what Anne may be writing in her diary.
She is afraid that Anne and Peter might run off together.
She is jealous that Peter is showing affection to someone else.
If one believes that Mrs. Van Daan is jealous that she may be 'losing' Peter to Anne, which quotation from the play best supports this?
"There would have been plenty for all of us, if you hadn't come in here!"
"I don't know what good it is to have a son. I never see him. He wouldn't care if I l killed myself."
"Putti, where are you going? . . . What do you want? Putti, what are you going to do?"
"He needs more food than the rest of us. He's used to more. He's a big man."
In Scene 3 of Act II of The Diary of Anne Frank, why does Mrs. Frank order the Van Daans to leave the secret annex?
She is tired of the arguments between the Van Daans.
She believes that the Allies will soon liberate Amsterdam.
She is furious about what Mr Van Daan has just been caught doing.
She believes that the Van Daans have betrayed their hiding place.
Which quote from the text supports the idea that Mrs. Frank orders the Van Daans to leave the secret annex because of Mr. Van Daan's thievery?
"If my husband had any obligation to you, he's paid it, over and over . . . . I should have spoken out long ago."
"No. No. I don't mean to suggest anything wrong. I only wish you wouldn't expose yourself to criticism."
"You should be ashamed of yourself! Talking that way! Think how lucky we are!"
"You're own son Peter . . . I've heard him moan in his sleep, he's so hungry. And you come in the night and steal food that should go to them . . . to the children!"
Which sentence BEST explains why Mr. Van Daan's theft of bread in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, is such a serious act?
Mr. Van Daan has had plenty to eat already,
There is little food, and Mr. Van Daan is not the only one who is hungry.
Mr. Van Daan denies that he has been stealing food, even after he is caught in the act.
The stress of living together makes a smaller matter seem more important than it really is.
In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, the annex inhabitants learn that the Allied troops have landed in Normandy. How does this news affect them? Choose TWO options.
It makes them angry.
It makes them joyful.
It makes them fearful.
It makes them apologetic toward each other.
It makes them suspicious of each other.
According to the authors, Hackett and Goodrich, who tells the Nazis about the people in the annex?
the thief
Mr. Dussel
the man in the storeroom
Miep
Anne tells Peter, "I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are really good at heart."
How does her attitude affect the ending of The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II?
It reveals why Mr. Frank returns to the annex after the war.
It makes the ending more moving because Anne is a victim of evil.
It adds suspense because it is doubtful that Anne keeps that attitude.
It softens the ending because Anne has found a friend in Peter.
In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, why does Anne leave her diary behind when the Nazis come to take the families and Mr. Dussel away?
She leaves it as a clue to where the Nazis take her.
She is tired of writing in it.
The Nazis said they could only take clothing.
She does not want it to get ruined.
Identify the choice that best answers the question. Which word from the word bank below has the same meaning as apprehension? (Spelling counts)
WORD BANK: anger anxiety hope loss
(a)
Identify the choice that best answers the question:
Which of the following word pairs BEST describes a rigid pose of the body? (Spelling counts)
WORD BANK: alert and attentive, relaxed and limp,
slumped and graceless, stiff and unbending.
(a)
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
Which of the following is true of a person who has intuition?
He or she is more intelligent than most people are.
He or she maintains a more positive outlook than others do.
He or she hears distant sounds better than most people can.
He or she senses some things without reasoning.
Given your knowledge of the Latin suffix -ent, identify the PART OF SPEECH and the DEFINITION of sufficient.
an ADJECTIVE that means "adequate or satisfactory".
an ADVERB that means "in an adequate or satisfactory way".
a NOUN that means "an adequate or satisfactory amount".
a VERB that means "to make something adequate or satisfactory".
Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY definition of magnificent? (Base your answer on your knowledge of the Latin suffix -ent.)
in a way that is great in size and quality
a person who is great in size or quality
great in size or quality
to make greater in size or quality
Read this sentence, paying special attention to the underlined verbs.
The Nuremburg Laws were passed in Germany in 1935 - stripping Jews of their rights as German citizens. Nowadays, most people are more familiar with the Nuremburg Trials where Nazi leaders were tried for their participation.
Which of the provided choices correctly identifies that tenses of BOTH underlines verbs, in the ORDER in which they appear?
past, present
future, future
future, present
present, past
In what tense or tenses are the underlined verbs in this sentence written?
In June of 1944, Allied Forces carried out a successful invasion of France. Their success gave many who lived under the Nazi occupation hope that the end of the war was near.
past, present
future, past
present, past
past, past
One of the underlined verbs in this pair of sentences is written in the wrong tense.
In The Diary of Anne Frank, Anne says that she longs for fame. She probably never imagined that millions of people now will know her story.
HOW SHOULD THE ERROR BE CORRECTED?
Change longs to will long
Change imagined to will imagine
Change will know to knew
Change will know to would know
Identify the choice that best answers the question.
Both The Diary of Anne Frank and the "Frank Family and World War II Timeline" note the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. Which of the following sentences BEST describes what the play conveys about this event that the timelines do not convey?
Only the play explains that the invasion is key to the eventual Allied victory.
Only the play points out that the Franks and their friends are discovered after the invasion takes place.
Only the play shows the emotional impact of the invasion on the Franks and their friends.
Only the play explains that the invasion meant that the war would likely be over soon.
I am aware that the Test on Act II of The Diary of Anne Frank (pages 157 - 187) is on Tuesday 1/19 (Cohort B) and Wednesday 1/20(Cohort A).
I know that I should have actively read/participated in the class reading/listened to/followed along with the EdPuzzle or SAVVAS readings of this Act II section.
I am 100% aware of this information and will be ready to rock this test!!.
I know about the test, but haven't quite finished the reading/listening assignments yet.
I know about the test, but I have barely started the reading/listening assignments. I have a lot to catch up this weekend.
Uh . . . we have a test on this? When? What's the test even on?
