Vocabulary
The yellow star of David is conspicuous on all of their clothes. What does the word conspicuous mean?
Obvious/noticeable.
She is thirteen, quick in her movements, interested in everything, mercurial in her emotions. She wears a cape, long wool socks and carries a school bag.
Anne
A long speech given by one character.
Monologue
What is the reason for Anne and her family going into hiding?
They are Jewish.
What event is taking place in the world during the play?
World War II
Dussel turns back toward Peter’s room. Peter pulls his door shut. Dussel stands there, bewildered, forlorn. What does the word forlorn mean?
Abandoned and lonely.
A tall, portly man in his late forties. His clothes and overcoat are expensive and well cut.
Mr. Van Daan
A conversation between two or more people.
Dialogue
What was one rule that the members of the annex had to follow while in hiding?
They had to burn all of their trash.
They couldn’t move around the annex while the workers were in the building.
They were not allowed to run water in the bathroom out of fear of the workers hearing them.
What role did Miep and Mr. Kraler play in helping the members of the annex?
They provided them with food, medicine, water, and news.
Peter is furious, inarticulate. He starts towards Dussel as if to hit him. Mr. Frank stops him. What does the word inarticulate mean?
Unable to speak.
He is a shy, awkward boy of sixteen.
Peter
Descriptions or directions in the script that tell how the play is performed.
Stage Directions
What did Anne do to help everyone get into the holiday spirit in Act 1, Scene 5?
Anne made gifts for everyone.
How has Anne and Peter’s relationship changed throughout the play?
In the beginning of the play, Anne and Peter were always fighting with each other. Throughout the play they have matured and developed a more friendly relationship with one another.
Peter is coming from his bedroom, ostentatiously holding a bulge in his coat as if he were holding his cat, and dangling Anne’s present before it. What does the word ostentatiously mean?
In a showy or exaggerated way.
A pretty woman in her early forties. She wears a fur coat over her other clothes.
Mrs. Van Daan
An introduction to a play.
Prologue
In Act 1, Scene 5, why was everyone worried during the break in when Peter fell, knocking the lampshade over?
They were worried that someone now knew they were hiding upstairs.
What was one reason why everyone was so tense at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 4?
The workers didn’t show up to work that day.
Miep hadn’t come by in three days.
The phone was ringing repeatedly.
Mother is unbearable. She insists on treating me like a baby which I loathe. What does the word loathe mean?
To hate.
A man in his late fifties, meticulous, finicky, and bewildered.
Mr. Dussel
A section or speech at the end of a play that serves as the conclusion.
Epilogue
In Act 1, Scene 4, Anne reveals to her father her feelings about her mother. How does she feel about her?
Anne is mean/distant towards her mother. She feels that her mother doesn’t understand her/doesn’t have anything in common with her.
Anne Frank says, “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are good at heart.” What does Anne mean by this?
What Anne means by this is that despite all the terrible things that happened to her and her family she still believed that there was good in people.