Life in The Attic
The families that first go into hiding in the attic
The Franks and Van Danns
The person the Frank's and Van Daan's eventually take in
Mr. Dussel
Why the families move into the attic
They are hiding from Nazis
Menorah
A ball of paper with string attached
Mouschi
What is the WC
Water Closet
Mrs. Frank
The time of year when the families move into the attic
Summer
Capitulation
The act of surrendering
An IOU for doing whatever they want for 10 hours
Ms. Frank
The reason the families can't make noise during the day
They don't want to be heard by any of the workers in the building
The connection to the outside world. Seen with Mr. Frank in Scene 1.
Miep
The Franks moved here from Germany at the beginning of the war
Holland, Netherlands
Meticulous
Very careful and precise
A muffler
The object that hides the door to the attic
a bookshelf
Burns their Star of David patch
Peter Van Daan
Play
A dramatic work intended to be performed by actors on a stage
A crossword puzzle book
Margot
Why Mr. Van Daan is nervous to take in Mr. Dussel
Anne's "favorite person"
Mr. Frank
The years of World War 2
1938-1945
Stage Directions
Italicized text throughout the scene that tells an actor where to be and what to do
Earplugs
Mr. Dussel