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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. Who does Anne want to marry?

2. What bites Peter?

3. What good news does the secret hiding place receive for the Christmas season?

4. What is Westerbork?

5. Who is the person Anne sees in her dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Dussel and Anne? Does it get resolved?

2. What happens to Anne's fountain pen?

3. Anne decides that her diary should be addressed as though it were a friend. How does she decide to do this?

4. Describe the Secret Annexe.

5. What does Anne receive for her birthday?

6. What did Anne do at her birthday party?

7. Describe the spots where various members of the Annexe bathe.

8. At school, what does Anne bring for her classmates?

9. What did Anne have to do when she was scolded for talking? How many times did she have to do this task?

10. Describe the Van Daans

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Anne try to become closer to Peter Van Daan in the first place? Is it because of fear of not growing up and finding love? Or does Anne have other motivations for bringing Peter into her world?

What about Peter? What are his motivations for being with Anne, if only for a little while?

Essay Topic 2

Anne has a very different relationship with each of her parents. Compare and contrast her relationships with each, and discuss how these relationships change over the course of their time in hiding.

Essay Topic 3

While Anne's diary speaks about injustices done to her as she lives among everyone, she also shares a lot of the blame for conflicts which take place.

1. What might annoy others about Anne?

2. What does Anne do that might cause more conflict than necessary?

3. How does Anne mature as the diary goes on?

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