What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank Quiz

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Why does the narrator feel so slighted that Deb hid the fact that Trev had pot from him? (from Part 3)

He once promised Deb never to keep secrets from her.

He did not want to share Trev's weed with Mark and Lauren once he learned about it.

He did not expect Deb to keep secrets from him, as the father.

He believes smoking weed is immoral.

How does Deb respond to Mark's belief that intermarriage is a Holocaust? (from Part 4)

She reluctantly agrees, despite her initial reservations.

She feels shocked that he would equate the two.

She understands how he feels, and empathizes with his concern.

She has no opinion, since she was not aware that intermarriage affects 50% of Jews in her son's generation.

How do the narrator and Deb on one hand, and Mark on the other, disagree about Holocaust survivors? (from Part 2)

The narrator and Deb believe that some survivors are good and some are bad, while Mark thinks that they are all good.

The narrator and Deb believe that survivors should be kind to one another, while Mark thinks it is funny if that is not the case.

The narrator and Deb believe that it's important to spread survivors' stories, while Mark does not seem concerned.

The narrator and Deb believe that they can represent a moral lesson to their children, while Mark does not grant the Holocaust that much significance.

As Orthodox Jews, Mark and Lauren are generally not allowed to touch one another in public. Why is it important that Mark reaches out to touch Lauren's hand while they play the Anne Frank game? (from Part 6)

It represents Mark finally giving Lauren the physical intimacy she has been longing for.

It is an attempt on his part to seem warm and caring to her while she deliberates.

It shows how he no longer cares about the laws of Orthodox Judaism.

It demonstrates the emotional openness of their relationship.

Why does the narrator not take Mark's criticism of Trev's Judaism seriously? (from Part 4)

He thinks that Mark's appraisal of Trev is superficial.

He is too hurt to respond fully.

He does not care about Judaism one way or another.

He copes with emotional arguments by laughing them off.