89 pages 2 hours read

Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett

The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1955

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Multiple Choice

1. Which word best describes the way Anne is characterized at the beginning of the play?

A) Fearful

B) Furious

C) Jaded

D) Excited

2. In the first act, what does Peter think of Anne?

A) She is funny.

B) She is smart.

C) She is childish.

D) She is boring.

3. What event changes Anne’s outlook and starts to give her nightmares?

A) A thief breaks into the downstairs office.

B) Mr. Dussel brings news from the outside.

C) The Nazi police raid the building next door.

D) Miep’s fiancé is arrested and taken away.

4. What does Anne do on Hannukah that raises everyone’s spirits?

A) She gives thoughtful and selfless gifts.

B) She cooks a creative and delicious dinner.

C) She shares individual poems she has written.

D) She promises to be silent for an entire day.

5. Why does Mr. Dussel want Mrs. Frank to cut the cake?

A) Mrs. Frank will cut the cake in even pieces.

B) It’s Mrs. Frank’s birthday and she deserves it.

C) He doesn’t trust Anne to handle the knife.

D) Mrs. Frank will let him lick the plate afterward.

6. What, according to Anne, have the adults started doing at the end of every meal?

A) whispering to each other

B) dancing and laughing

C) fighting about politics

D) playing tense card games

7. Where do Peter and Anne go for their “dates”?

A) Peter’s room

B) to the attic