Vocab 1
What is tranquility?
to be calm/peaceful
what is aloof?
to be physically and or/ emotionally distant
Who shares a kiss with Anne?
Peter Van Daan
TRUE
What does Anne want most in life?
To be a normal teenage girl (give examples or more details behind this)
What is emancipation?
the act of freeing someone from control
What is pedantic?
someone overly obsessed with minor details
Mr. Frank's secretary who finds and keeps Anne's diary.
Miep Gies
True or false: Anne sprains her ankle and needs to seek medical attention
FALSE
Why does Mrs. Vam Daan refuse to sell her fur coats?
It is symbolic of her old life and social status. Letting that go makes everything real.
intuition
a gut feeling/understanding something without reason
impertinent
insolent or rude
Mrs. Van Daan
True or false: during a break-in, someone sines a flashlight through a hole in the wall and sees some of the residents of the Annex
False
What are some of the themes we see throughout Anne's diary?
Growing up, war, and isolation
which word describes a steady and earnest effort?
diligently
surreptitiously
actions done in a stealthy or sneaky manner
Moves his family from Germany to Amsterdam and then goes into hiding with them.
Otto Frank
How does Anne pass time in the Annex?
reading about history, making family trees, and studying mythology
Why do the residents of the Annex celebrate both Jewish and Christian holidays?
1. to pass time and use it as a distraction
2. they are jewish
3. St. Nicholas is a popular Christian holiday celebrated in Netherlands (where theyre from)
what is a ficticious or false name called?
a pseudonym
proud; arrogant; showing false superiority
supercilious
A dentist who comes to live in the Annex
Mr. Dussel
What does Mr. Frank have Anne and Margot do in order to stay well-educated and keep busy?
study Latin and ther New Testament
How does Anne communicatew her decision to continue visiting Peter?
Anne writes a letter to her father that she will continue despite anyone else's opinions. (write whether you agree or disagree)