PRE-READING
1. What three things would you bring with you
if you were forced to go into hiding?
2. How do you think the families will get
along in hiding?
3. What challenges do you think they will
face?
4. What would you miss most about your
normal life?
Discussion Questions – All answers must be in complete sentences in your notebook!
The Diary of Anne Frank
Act I
1. In what ways do the families try to live their lives normally?
2. Compare and contrast Peter and Anne.
3. What are Anne’s dreams for her future? What fears are revealed through her nightmares?
4. How are Anne and Margot different? How does this affect each of their relationships with Mrs. Frank?
5. Mr. Frank tells Anne, “There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind.”
Explain this statement. How does Anne prove its truth?
6. Describe the mood at the end of Act I. What event caused this?
Act II
1. Approximately how much time has passed between the end of Act I and the beginning of Act II? How long
have they been there? Do you notice any strains on relationships?
2. What new problem does Mr. Kraler tell them about in scene 1? What solution do they decide upon?
3. What causes Anne and Peter to become friends?
4. What causes Mrs. Frank to become enraged? Explain what happens.
5. What news does Miep bring in scene 3? How do they react?
6. Why does Dussel plead with Mr. Frank to answer the phone? Why does he refuse to answer?
7. What does Anne say gives her faith?
8. Mr. Frank says, “For the past two years we have lived in fear. Now we can live in hope.” What does he
mean? What does this show about him?
9. How do they all react to the arrival of the police? Would you expect this behavior?
10. What information does Mr. Frank provide about what happened to the others in scene 5?
11. What does Mr. Frank mean when he says of Anne, “She puts me to shame.”
Discussion Questions - All answers must be in complete sentences in your notebook!
The Diary of Anne Frank
Act I
1. In what ways do the families try to live their lives normally?
2. Compare and contrast Peter and Anne.
3. What are Anne’s dreams for her future? What fears are revealed through her nightmares?
4. How are Anne and Margot different? How does this affect each of their relationships with Mrs. Frank?
5. Mr. Frank tells Anne, “There are no walls, there are no bolts, no locks that anyone can put on your mind.”
Explain this statement. How does Anne prove its truth?
6. Describe the mood at the end of Act I. What event caused this?
Act II
1. Approximately how much time has passed between the end of Act I and the beginning of Act II? How long
have they been there? Do you notice any strains on relationships?
2. What new problem does Mr. Kraler tell them about in scene 1? What solution do they decide upon?
3. What causes Anne and Peter to become friends?
4. What causes Mrs. Frank to become enraged? Explain what happens.
5. What news does Miep bring in scene 3? How do they react?
6. Why does Dussel plead with Mr. Frank to answer the phone? Why does he refuse to answer?
7. What does Anne say gives her faith?
8. Mr. Frank says, “For the past two years we have lived in fear. Now we can live in hope.” What does he
mean? What does this show about him?
9. How do they all react to the arrival of the police? Would you expect this behavior?
10. What information does Mr. Frank provide about what happened to the others in scene 5?
11. What does Mr. Frank mean when he says of Anne, “She puts me to shame.”