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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 country still has one million Jews there, according to Anne?

2. What does Anne want to become?

3. What is Mrs. Van Daan's outlook on the war at the moment?

4. What are the newspapers publishing?

5. What is Anne afraid she will grow up to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Anne sees herself as a bundle of contradictions and as having a dual personality. How does she describe her two selves?

2. Anne is beginning to develop into a young woman. Give two examples of how the reader can see this in the diary entries.

3. What happened to cause Anne to have an outburst about an "incalculable loss?" What did she do to salvage this loss.

4. What other things besides her diary has Anne written?

5. What happens to cause Anne to question her relationship with Peter?

6. What is The Free Netherlands and what does this group do?

7. What does Peter joke about that disturbs Anne? Why does this bother her?

8. What makes Peter so upset that he almost cries?

9. Anne decides she has learned how to get along with Mrs. Van Daan. What are some of the qualities that Anne appreciates in Mrs. Van Daan now?

10. What is the one thing that Anne desperately wants?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Anne's Jewish faith help her as she grows up in the Annexe? How does it hurt her? In general, how do the occupants of the Annexe use faith to help them make it through the long days and years?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Writing and communication are important parts of Anne's life, from her dream to be a journalist to her later comments about wanting to record events.

1. How does Anne change from the beginning of her diary to the end in relation to her writing?

2. How does Anne's communication with others change?

3. How does Anne use writing to change the inner world of the Annexe and her relationships?

4. Why does she even write in the first place?

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