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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 does Mr. Frank pick up when he enters the stage at the beginning of the play?

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

3. Who does Anne say is the only person she loves?

4. What does Mrs. Van Daan ask Mr. Frank to do for Peter?

5. What color uniform do the Gestapo wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miep show Mr. Frank before she leaves, and how does Mr. Frank respond?

2. What does Mrs. Van Daan criticize Mr. Dussel for during the Hannukah celebration?

3. What trick does Peter play on Mr. Dussel on Hannukah?

4. What is the gift Anne makes for Margot on Hannukah?

5. What does Mr. Dussel say when Mr. Van Daan complains about the rations?

6. What does Anne ask Margot before she visits with Peter, and how does Margot respond?

7. What happens when Peter and Anne take off their yellow stars?

8. What does Mrs. Frank scold Anne about, and how does Anne respond to this?

9. What does Mrs. Frank say to Anne about her visits in Peter's room?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Many characters in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters, and how do their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Are these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

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