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?
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.Miep. I made up the beds . . . the way Mr. Frank and Mr. Kraler said. (She starts out.) Forgive me. I have to hurry. I've got to go to the other side of town to get some ration books for you.Mrs. Van Daan. Ration books? If they see our names on ration books, they'll know we're here.Mr. Kraler. There isn't anything . . .Miep. Don't worry. Your names won't be on them. (As she hurries out) I'll be up later.Why is it important that the Van Daan and Frank family names do not appear on the ration books?
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.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.Miep (To Mrs. Frank). We put the stores of food you sent in here. Your drugs are here . . . soap, linen here.Mrs. Frank. Thank you, Miep.Miep. I made up the beds . . . the way Mr. Frank and Mr. Kraler said. (She starts out.) Forgive me. I have to hurry. I've got to go to the other side of town to get some ration books for you.Mrs. Van Daan. Ration books? If they see our names on ration books, they'll know we're here.Mr. Kraler. There isn't anything . . .Miep. Don't worry. Your names won't be on them. (As she hurries out) I'll be up later.Based on this exchange, which words best describe Miep?
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