Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mr. Frank. Now. About the noise. While the men are in the building below, we must have complete quiet. Every sound can be heard down there, not only in the workrooms, but in the offices, too. The men come at about eight-thirty, and leave at about five-thirty. So, to be perfectly safe, from eight in the morning until six in the evening we must move only when it is necessary, and then in stockinged feet. We must not speak above a whisper. We must not run any water. We cannot use the sink, or even, forgive me, the w.c. The pipes go down through the workrooms. It would be heard. No trash . . . (Mr. Frank stops abruptly as he hears the sound of marching feet from the street below. Everyone is motionless, paralyzed with fear. Mr. Frank goes quietly into the room on the right to look down out of the window. Anne runs after him, peering out with him. The tramping feet pass without stopping. The tension is relieved. Mr. Frank, followed by Anne, returns to the main room and resumes his instructions to the group) . . . No trash must ever be thrown out which might reveal that someone is living up here . . . not even a potato paring. We must burn everything in the stove at night. This is the way we must live until it is over, if we are to survive.What does this dialogue reveal about how Mr. Frank views his role in the attic?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mrs. Frank. Peter, I'm glad you are to be with us.Peter. Yes, Mrs. Frank.(Mrs. Frank goes to join Mr. Frank and Margot.)(During the following scene Mr. Frank helps Margot and Mrs. Frank to hang up their clothes. Then he persuades them both to lie down and rest. The Van Daans in their room above settle themselves. In the main room Anne and Peter remove their shoes. Peter takes his cat out of the carrier.)Anne. What's your cat's name?Which best describes the purpose of the stage directions in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Anne's Voice. You could not do this and you could not do that. They forced Father out of his business. We had to wear yellow stars. I had to turn in my bike. I couldn't go to a Dutch school any more. I couldn't go to the movies, or ride in an automobile, or even on a streetcar, and a million other things.What is Anne describing in this excerpt?
In The Diary of Anne Frank, why do Anne and her family go into hiding?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mr. Frank. Now. About the noise. While the men are in the building below, we must have complete quiet. Every sound can be heard down there, not only in the workrooms, but in the offices, too. The men come at about eight-thirty, and leave at about five-thirty. So, to be perfectly safe, from eight in the morning until six in the evening we must move only when it is necessary, and then in stockinged feet. We must not speak above a whisper. We must not run any water. We cannot use the sink, or even, forgive me, the w.c. The pipes go down through the workrooms. It would be heard.Why must the Frank and Van Daan families most likely stay quiet during the day?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.He stands looking slowly around, making a supreme effort at self-control. He is weak, ill. His clothes are threadbare.After a second he drops his rucksack on the couch and moves slowly about. He opens the door to one of the smaller rooms, and then abruptly closes it again, turning away.Which best describes the purpose of these stage directions?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Mr. Frank (Opening the door of the room on the left). And here is your room. But I warn you, Peter, you can't grow any more. Not an inch, or you'll have to sleep with your feet out of the skylight. Are you hungry?What does this piece of dialogue reveal about Mr. Frank?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.It is early morning, July 1942. The rooms are bare, as before, but they are now clean and orderly.Which best explains the purpose of this stage direction, which opens scene 2?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Miep (Hurrying up to a cupboard). Mr. Frank, did you see? There are some of your papers here. (She brings a bundle of papers to him.) We found them in a heap of rubbish on the floor after . . . after you left.Mr. Frank. Burn them.(He opens his rucksack to put the glove in it.)Miep. But, Mr. Frank, there are letters, notes . . .Mr. Frank. Burn them. All of them.What does this interaction reveal about Mr. Frank?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Anne (Pulling out a pasteboard-bound book). A diary! (She throws her arms around her father.) I've never had a diary. And I've always longed for one. (She looks around the room.) Pencil, pencil, pencil, pencil. (She starts down the stairs.) I'm going down to the office to get a pencil.Mr. Frank. Anne! No! (He goes after her, catching her by the arm and pulling her back.)Anne (Startled). But there's no one in the building now.Mr. Frank. It doesn't matter. I don't want you ever to go beyond that door.Anne (Sobered). Never . . . ? Not even at nighttime, when everyone is gone? Or on Sundays? Can't I go down to listen to the radio?What does this piece of dialogue reveal about how Anne views her family’s situation?
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