What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank Quiz

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Why is it hypocritical that the narrator calls the Anne Frank game an "active pathology" of Deb's? (from Part 5)

He was discussing it and other "games" they play with a sense of humor and excitement, just a moment before.

She is his wife, and he should be more respectful of her passions.

He invented the Anne Frank game, but got bored of playing it years ago.

He has his own problematic obsessions with the Holocaust that he ignores.

Why is it important that the narrator has a different reason to drink than Deb does? (from Part 1)

It proves that the narrator and Deb are very different people, and a bad couple.

It distinguishes his discomfort with Mark from Deb's excitement to reconnect with her old friend.

It is not -- they actually have the same motivation.

It shows that the narrator has a drinking problem, since he uses alcohol to cope with uncomfortable situations.

What is the significance of Mark's comment about Russian immigrants in Israel? (from Part 2)

It shows how politically astute he is.

It shows how he believes you can only be Jewish if you're born Jewish.

It shows how he is prejudiced against immigrants.

It shows how he and the narrator fundamentally disagree about what it means to be Jewish.

Why does Mark not believe that it is possible to imagine him as non-Jewish, for the purposes of the Anne Frank game? (from Part 6)

He does not think you can imagine someone as anything other than what they are.

His marriage is too important to his sense of identity, and not being Jewish would mean not being married to Lauren.

Judaism is so central to his sense of identity that he cannot imagine his life as anything else.

As an Orthodox Jew, he simply looks too stereotypically Jewish.

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

She feels shocked that he would equate the two.

She reluctantly agrees, despite her initial reservations.

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

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