Vocabulary
(noun) anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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apprehension
She wrote in a diary and didn't feel it was necessary to be the kind of woman just any man would want
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Anne Frank
The Secret Annex is located in this European city
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Amsterdam (Netherlands)
The Holocaust occurred within World War II, which lasted from 1941 until this year
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1945
Peter's cat is named this
Mousschi
(noun) a situation of intense activity
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fray
He was the son of Guido, a child who never had to learn the horrors of the Holocaust during it
Joshua (Orefice)
Aaron's Gift is unlike the other stories of the Holocaust, as is it primarily set in this country.
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United States (New York City)
This is where Allied troops famously landed in 1944 in France, an action that led to the end of WWII
Normandy
This was the type of animal Aaron's grandmother had as a child
goat
(noun) the act of setting someone free from imprisonment or oppression
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liberation
"Into our town" he came, explains the narrator in this poem... which is also the name of a character in it
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The Hangman
Life is Beautiful takes place during Benito Mussolini's regime in this country
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Italy
The opposition to "the Allies" in World War II were called this
Axis
This was the gift promised to the winner in Life is Beautiful... according to Guido
a tank
(noun) manner of having graceful composure and elegant dignity.
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poise
He finds a pigeon on the street and nurses back to health, hoping to give it to his grandma as a gift
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Aaron (Kandel)
Though it seems set vaguely in the past, this story never offered a clear setting
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The Hangman
DECEPTION! This is a vocab question.
(adjective) done in secret due to being illicit or unlawful
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clandestine
Mrs. Van Daan carried this possession around with her and was angry when Anne ruined it
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(noun) a person who secretly attempts to hinder or harm efforts
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saboteur
This supporter to the Frank family was portrayed as pregnant at the end of the play
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Miep Gies
TRICKERY! This is a vocab question.
(noun) a long and angry speech meant to criticize
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tirade
After the Holocaust, it's death toll was estimated to be over this many million (it's doubled since)
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6 (million)
This is the nickname Anne always called her diary by
Kitty