Exposition
During which year does the play start in?
1945
How old is Anne Frank in Scene 1?
13 years old
What city is Mr. Frank in at the beginning of the play?
Amsterdam
What country are they in?
The Netherlands or Holland
What month does the play start in?
November
Who wrote the diary?
Anne Frank
Who is Miep?
She is friend of Mr. Frank, 22-year old pregnant woman, someone who is protective and compassionate towards Mr. Frank
What does Mr. Frank find after he tells Miep to burn all the papers?
Anne's diary
What is the play based on?
Why does Mr. Frank want to burn all the papers?
The papers have memories from his past life
Where is Mr. Frank walking around during Scene 1?
The warehouse or the attic
Why does the Frank family have to go into hiding?
Because things are becoming dangerous for Jewish people in the Netherlands
Who wrote the play?
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
What do the Jews have to wear on their clothes to identify their religion
A yellow star of David
How does the play start?
With Mr. Frank walking around in the annex/attic that he and his family hid in during World War II
What state is Mr. Frank in at the beginning of the play?
He is weak, sick, losing his self control, sad, or depressed
Who is also going to go into hiding with the Frank family?
The Van Daans
How many languages was the play translated into?
67
Why does Mr. Frank want to leave Amsterdam?
Because it holds too many sad memories about his family, his house, and how unsafe Jewish people were.
What does "Dutch capitulation" mean?
That the Netherlands gave up their country and its right to Germany
How are the rooms Mr. Frank is walking around in not ordinary or normal?
The windows are covered, not a lot of furniture, there is a window on the ceiling (skylight), one of the rooms is the size of a closet, there is only one entrance that is covered by a bookcase,
What do we know happened to the family based on Mr. Frank’s behaviors?
Mr. Frank's entire family will die in the Holocaust.
How does the structure change from lines 58-90?
Mr. Frank reads Anne's diary but then we flashback into Anne's own voice.
Why does Mr. Frank break down when he sees the woman’s white glove?
He is sad because he remembering his family (most likely his wife) who all died in concentration camps
Why does Mr. Frank go to the warehouse?
To see the attic/annex one more time before he leaves Amsterdam