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The Diary of Anne Frank Read and Respond Questions (TEXTBOOK)
1. BIG QUESTION (Page 508): What impact will you have on the world?
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answer
2. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT (Page 509):
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2. answer
3. answer
4. answer
5. answer
6. answer
7. answer
8. answer
3. THEME (Lines 47-54, Page 511): Why is Mr. Frank planning to leave Amsterdam? How does he describe
himself?
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answer
ACT 1, SCENE 2 READ AND RESPOND QUESTIONS
4. THEME (Lines 258-282, Page 516): What rules will they have to follow? List the details about four rules.
a. answer
b. answer
c. answer
d. answer
5. DRAMA (Page 517): Re-read lines 348-366. Based on evidence from the text, what does the reader
learn about Anne from her initial conversation with Peter?
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answer
6. CHARACTER/SYMBOL (Page 519): Reread lines 398 to 413 and think about how Anne and Peter view the
yellow star and what to do it with it differently. Based on this part of the text, what opposing ideas
does the star seem represent to Peter and to Anne?
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Peter: answer
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Anne answer
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7. THEME (Lines 446-453, Page 519): According to the text, in what way is Anne going to view her
experience in hiding? What does this reveal about her outlook on life? Explain.
a. answer
b. answer
8. DRAMA (Lines 528-541, Page 520): As Anne reads her diary entry aloud, what does she reveal about
how the Nazi occupation affects her, Miep, and Mr. Kraler?
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answer
ACT 1, SCENE 3 READ & RESPOND QUESTIONS
9. CHARACTER (Page 521): Re-read line 574 and consider Anne’s reaction after the last workman has left.
What does her reaction show the reader about the effects hiding has on her?
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answer
10. CONFLICT (Page 521): Re-read lines 582-626. EXPLAIN Anne’s conflict with Peter. EXPLAIN Anne’s
conflict with her mother.
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Peter: answer
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Mrs. Frank: answer
11. SYMBOLISM (Lines 630-638, Page 522): Anne is very eager to dance. Based on what you’ve read in the
text, what might dancing represent to her?
a. answer
12. CHARACTER (Lines 665-679, Page 522): What words or phrases does Mrs. Van Dann use that make her
son uncomfortable? Based on this part of the text, how might you describe Mrs. Van Daan and why?
a. answer
b. answer
13. SETTING (Page 522): Re-read the stage directions in lines 683-690. Based on these directions, what is
the audience supposed to understand about life in the annex at this point of the text?
a. answer
14. CHARACTER (Page 525): Reread the words that show how Mr. Van Dann and Peter react to what Mrs.
Van Daan is saying. How would you describe the relationship among the three Van Daans?
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answer
15. CONFLICT (Lines 1033-1056, Page 527): Mrs. Frank’s words reveal a conflict. What is it? What might
that conflict have to do with a major idea in this play?
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a. answer
b. answer
16. CONFLICT/DRAMA (Page 528): Re-read line 1090. Why is this stage direction so important to notice?
Explain.
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17. CHARACTER (Lines 1159-1179, Page 529): What is Mr. Frank doing? What is the significance of Mr.
Frank’s actions?
a. answer
b. answer
18. THEME (Lines 1202-1212, Page 530): What is Mr. Kraler’s explanation for why he helps the Franks and the
Van Danns? How does this relate to one of the story’s essential themes?
a. answer
b. answer
19. DRAMA (Lines 1260-1293): What news does Mr. Dussel bring about the Nazi occupation? How does it
affect Anne?
a. answer
b. answer
ACT 1, SCENE 4 READ & RESPOND QUESTIONS
20. THEME (Lines 1484-1511, Page 533): In what way to the other characters react to Anne’s nightmare?
List their reactions below.
a. Mr. Dussell: answer
b. Mr. Frank: answer
c. Mrs. Frank: answer
d. Margot: answer
e. Peter: answer
f. Mr. Van Daan: answer
ACT 1, SCENE 5 READ & RESPOND QUESTIONS
21. THEME (Lines 1667-1676, Page 537): What message do the words of the prayer convey to those
listening?
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22. DRAMA (Lines 1740-1827, Page 539): What do you learn about Anne’s character from the gifts she gives
each person? Explain using at least two examples from the text.
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23. THEME (Lines 1728-1880, Page 540): How does the audience’s opinion of Anne’s character change after
seeing the presents that Anne gives everyone? Explain citing at least one example from the text.
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24. DRAMA (Lines 1953-1964, Page 541): Explain how the event that occurs at the end of the Hanukkah
celebration relates to the Nazi occupation?
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25. THEME (Lines 2006-2052, Page 542): How do the characters react to this crisis? What theme is conveyed
by their behavior?
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26. THEME (Lines 2090-2106, Page 543): What does Mr. Frank say to encourage the others? How do his
words and example seem affect them.
a. answer
b. answer
ACT 2, SCENE 1 READ AND RESPOND QUESTIONS
27. CONFLICT (Lines 171-210, page 549) Re-read the lines that show the conflict between Mr. and Mrs. Van
Daan. What is the significance of the fur coat to Mrs. Van Daan? What is the significance of the fur coat
to Mr. Van Daan?
a. Mrs. Van Daan: answer
b. Mr. Van Daan: answer
28. THEME (Lines 221-230, Page 549): What is Mr. Kraler’s attitude toward his illness? Explain.
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answer
29. DRAMA (Page 550): What does the dialogue on lines 285-301 reveal about life under Nazi occupation?
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answer
30. THEME (Lines 344-374, Page 551): Why does Peter go to Anne’s room? What change in their relationship
can be seen here?
a. Answer
b. Answer
31. DRAMA (Lines 454-470 Pages 552-553): What have the Nazis done that makes life more difficult for the
residents of the Annex.
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Answer
ACT 2, SCENE 2 READ AND RESPOND QUESTIONS
32. THEME (Lines 568-589, page 554): What does Margot’s reaction to Anne and Peter’s relationship show
about her character?
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33. ANALYZE (Lines 605- 636, page 555): How has Mrs. VanDaan’s attitude toward Anne’s friendship with
Peter changed from earlier in the play?
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ACT 2, SCENES 3, 4, and 5 READ AND RESPOND QUESTIONS
34. CHARACTER (Lines 827-971, pages 558-9) Re-read the conflict on these two pages. What do we learn
about each character based on the stage directions and dialogue?
a. Mrs. Frank: answer
b. Mr. Frank: answer
c. Mr. Van Daan: answer
d. Mrs. Van Daan: answer
e. Dussel: answer
f. Anne: answer
g. Margo: answer
h. Peter: answer
35. THEME (Lines 881-894, page 558): Why Mr. Frank doesn’t support his wife’s demand that the Van Daans
leave? Infer.
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36. ANALYZE (Lines 831-971, pages 558-559): What is Mr. Dussel’s motivation for his behavior during this
crisis?
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37. CHARACTER (Lines 992-1028, Page560): What do the families living in the annex learn about the invasion
of Normandy? How do Mrs. Frank and Mr. Van Daan react to this news and why?
a. answer
b. Mr. Van Daan: answer
c. Mrs. Frank: answer
38. DRAMA (Lines 1139-1164, Page 562): What is making the residents so worried about the Nazis? Explain.
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39. THEME (Lines 1223-1234): Who are the people who have helped Anne and the others? How does the
thought of them affect Anne?
a. answer
b. answer
40. THEME (Lines 1323-1328, Page 564): In what way has Mr. Frank changed from the first scene of the
play? How does this change reflect a major theme of the play?
a. answer
b. answer
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