7^th Grade English Name:__________________________

The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank

Pages 232-245

Answer these questions on THIS PAPER, and hand it in by the end of the time given.

1. Page 232—Thursday, 11 May, 1944—Anne says she is “frightfully busy”. List 5 of the many things she has to do.

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2. Saturday, 13 May—What happens in this entry?

3. Tuesday, 16 May—What does Mr. Van Daan think of the Germans and their military might? What does Mrs. Van Daan think of Mr. Van Daan’s predictions?

4. Friday, 19 May—What is the current situation between Peter and Anne?

5. Saturday, 20 May—What “disaster” happened to Anne’s things? What one thing does she wish were destroyed, but is not?

6. Monday, 22 May—This is a long entry about politics and the world situation. Page 238 mentions “anti-Semitism,” a prejudice against Jews. What, according to Anne, has happened with feelings of anti-Semitism in the world since the war began?

7. Thursday, 25 May—What happened to the vegetable man, and what are the consequences in the Annexe?

8. Friday, 26 May—What is “the difference, the huge difference” Anne talks about on pages 240-241?

9. On page 242, Anne asks if life would have been better if they’d all just been caught and were all dead. What is her answer?

10. Wednesday, 31 May—What is the main subject of this entry?

11. (Monday, 5 June, 1944—No question for this entry.) Tuesday, 6 June, 1944—What is the main subject of this entry? What has finally happened? What is the reaction among the people in the Secret Annexe?