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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Anne when they hear a noise down below the apartment?

2. What does Peter do with his yellow star?

3. What do the hiding families have for dinner for the first little while they are in hiding?

4. What is Miep listening to after asking Mrs. Van Daan about her life before marriage?

5. What gift does Anne give to Mr. Van Daan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Frank is freed from Auschwitz?

2. Who breaks into the office below the apartment, and what could this mean for the hiding families?

3. What does Anne say about the world on the day she and her family are captured?

4. What does Mr. Frank say to comfort Mrs. Van Daan when they meet at the hiding place?

5. What line from Anne's diary touches her father the most?

6. What does Anne say she misses most about her freedom after a year and a half of hiding?

7. What happens a few weeks after Anne writes about rats stealing their food?

8. What happens while Anne explains to the group what she wants to be when she grows up?

9. What does Mr. Van Daan give to Miep to sell, and what does he want her to buy with it?

10. Why does Mr. Frank say he is not staying in the city?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goodrich presents the idea that there are two sides to every man. Choose three of the characters from the play and write about their dual natures and how this duality affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and it is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Goodrich have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

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