Question 1

Which sentence from the story best supports the reason why Anne is writing in a diary?

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Paper has more patience than people

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Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me.

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I'm not planning to let anyone else read this stiff-backed notebook.

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I feel like writing.

Question 2

Why did Anne feel like she didn’t have a true friend?

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She didn’t have a friend she could be her true self around.

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She has admirers but they are not really her friends.

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She has a large family and mainly spends time with them.

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She is all alone and needs some one to share her thoughts with.

Question 3

What is the best summary of paragraph 8-10?

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Anne went to Montessori school and then Jewish Lyceum. Life began to change. First for her relatives in Germany, who had to move due to Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws. Then, the war came to them and her life got a lot harder due to all the laws dictating her daily life with things she can and cannot do.

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Anne went to Montessori school and then Jewish Lyceum. Life began to change. Her uncles had to leave and move to North America. Finally her Grandmother had to come live with them.

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The war finally came to them and her life got a lot harder due to all the laws dictating her daily life with things she can and cannot do.

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Anne’s freedoms were severely restricted by a series of anti-Jewish decrees: Jews were required to wear a yellow star; Jews were required to turn in their bicycles; Jews were forbidden to use streetcars; Jews were forbidden to ride in cars, even their own and many more.

Question 4

Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand the meaning of the word brooding?

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a little depressed

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chin in my hands

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sitting at home

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bored and listless

Question 5

Which detail from the excerpt emphasizes the importance of Anne’s diary?

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She lived under Hitler's anti-Jewish laws.

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She was a Jewish schoolgirl.

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She gave insight into the life of a thirteen year old.

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She was living in Germany.

Question 6

After reading the excerpt, the reader can conclude that Anne –

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will endure more hardships

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is unsure about writing in a diary

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eventually will make more friends

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will move back to Germany with her family

Question 7

In paragraph 4, Anne includes details about her feelings in order to –

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show she’s just an ordinary girl

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explain what her life is like

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describe why people write in diaries

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communicate clearly with her readers

Question 8

Anne most likely believes that the diary will –

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fill a void in her life

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help future generations

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supply her with friends

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assist in winning the war

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