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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 do the occupants of the hiding place think the burglar has?

2. What does Anne want to become?

3. What does Peter forget to do that causes Kraler to become mad at him?

4. Who was Anne attracted to in kindergarten?

5. What is the one thing Peter admires about Anne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are food cycles, according to Anne?

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

3. What does Anne think Peter's problem is? And what does she think of this problem?

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

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

6. Anne and Peter's relationship is starting to change. What are three things that Peter does that make him seem like he might like Anne more?

7. What was Bolkstein, an M.P., talking about on Dutch News from London?

8. On February 12, 1944, Anne's mood changes and the reader sees some of the most positive writing of the entire diary. To what does Anne compare herself?

9. What are the differences in the conversations that the men have versus the women? About what do they each talk?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Mr. Frank is leader of the Annexe group, helping to make decisions and to sort out troubles.

1. What makes him a good choice for this role?

2. Who else would have made a good leader?

3. What makes Mr. Frank a poor choice for this role?

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