Character Clues
This is the character in the Secret Annex whom Anne frequently describes as being flirtatious.
Answer: Who is Mrs. van Daan? (p. 1)
In the August 23, 1943 diary entry, Anne refers to her family studying and reading together as an "ideal family scene." The word "ideal" means this (p. 134 pp3).
Answer: What is perfect?
Answer: What is time and what the clock says?
Anne describes her internal state at the very end of the October 29th entry using this specific word, noting that she feels it most intensely on Sundays (p. 150)
Answer: What is miserable?
In the diary selection regarding peeling potatoes, these two individuals are the ones arguing, using the affectionate or familiar nicknames "Putti" and "Kerli" P. 138.
Answer: Who are Mr. and Mrs. van Daan?
This adjective would be used to characterize the atmosphere of the Secret Annex. This single word best describes the environment they must maintain to stay safe from the outside world. August 23, 1943 (p. 142)
Answer: What is quiet?
According to the text, Mrs. Frank spends her time reading, sewing, knitting, or studying straight from a strict list, which reveals that she is hardworking but carries this emotional state. August 23, 1943 (p.142-143)
Answer: What is being tense or tightly wound?
The overwhelming theme found in the entry dated "October 29, 1943" centers on this psychological reality of hiding (p. 149).
Answer: What is the emotional and suffocating strain of life in hiding?
Clue: When Mrs. van Daan bombards Bep with a long list of personal demands upon her arrival upstairs, Bep responds to Anne with this subtle facial expression because she is amused by the predictable behavior.
Answer: What is a wink?
In the October 29, 1943 entry, Anne describes how her family is trying to keep her healthy by "plying" her with dextrose, brewer's yeast, and cod-liver oil. The word "plying" means this (p. 150).
Answer: What is providing?
The text structure of the "October 29, 1943" entry is written in what point of view? (p.149).
Answer: What is first-person point of view?
The arguments, bickering, and friction among the eight residents in the annex serve as a mirror to this massive event happening on the outside.
Answer: What is World War II?
When Otto Frank refuses to use the extra bolsters on his uncomfortable bed, his comment reveals this specific trait about his overall character
Answer: What is that he is humble, satisfied with what he has, and does not want others to make a fuss over him?
The title of the diary selection "Freedom in the Annex" is considered highly ironic for this underlying reason (p. 140).
Answer: What is because even though the group can move around the building freely at night, they are still completely trapped and unfree?
The selection from "October 29, 1943" stands out and differs from the other readings in the unit because it shifts its primary focus to showcase this aspect of Anne (149).
Answer: What is how desperate and miserable Anne truly feels internally?
Name at least two distinct physical descriptions of the sleeping arrangements from the August 23 entry that provide textual evidence of the poor living conditions in the annex (p. 1).
Answer: What are the bed being described as "sagging" and "squeaky," and the detail that it "doesn't even have a decent mattress"? (p. 1)