What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank Quiz

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What does Trev's sudden appearance demonstrate to the four parents? (from Part 1)

How definitively non-Jewish he is.

His hidden drug problem.

How similar their parenting styles are.

His unfamiliarity with Orthodox Judaism and the narrator's lax parental guidance.

Why does Mark get annoyed when Deb asks whether he and Lauren are allowed to smoke pot? (from Part 3)

He does not want to be reminded of his religious transgressions.

He does not like his authority being questioned.

He does not think Deb should ask about Jewish law.

He is constantly monitored by others about whether he is breaking the rules of his religion.

What is the significance behind Deb mocking the narrator by calling him "Mr. Liberal Open-Minded"? (from Part 2)

She disagrees with his politically liberal beliefs.

She thinks you cannot be liberal and Jewish at the same time.

She believes that he can be a hypocrite when it comes to his supposed liberal beliefs.

She is not sure why he considers himself to be open-minded.

As Orthodox Jews, Mark and Lauren are generally not allowed to touch one another in public. Why is it important that Mark reaches out to touch Lauren's hand while they play the Anne Frank game? (from Part 6)

It shows how he no longer cares about the laws of Orthodox Judaism.

It is an attempt on his part to seem warm and caring to her while she deliberates.

It demonstrates the emotional openness of their relationship.

It represents Mark finally giving Lauren the physical intimacy she has been longing for.

How do the narrator and Deb on one hand, and Mark on the other, disagree about Holocaust survivors? (from Part 2)

The narrator and Deb believe that survivors should be kind to one another, while Mark thinks it is funny if that is not the case.

The narrator and Deb believe that they can represent a moral lesson to their children, while Mark does not grant the Holocaust that much significance.

The narrator and Deb believe that it's important to spread survivors' stories, while Mark does not seem concerned.

The narrator and Deb believe that some survivors are good and some are bad, while Mark thinks that they are all good.