The Diary
What year is it when "The Diary of Anne Frank" begins?
1942
What did Anne name her diary?
She named it Kitty.
How was Mr. Frank able to move his family from Germany to the Netherlands?
He was the managing direction of a business in Amsterdam called Opekta.
How old was Margot when they moved in to the Annex?
She was sixteen.
How did Mrs. Frank react when they first moved into the Annex?
She was in shock. It was hard for her to process what was happening.
How old was Anne at the beginning of the diary?
She was 13 years old.
Why did Anne like confiding in her diary?
She feels that she has no true friends. Only her diary would patiently "listen" to her.
What did Mr. Frank's business specialize in?
It specialized in jam making items like pectin.
Why did all the adults like Margot?
Margot doesn't talk back the way Anne does.
What was Mrs. Frank's relationship like with her husband?
They have a good relationship. They barely argue, unlike the van Daans.
Who found the diary after the people hiding in the Annex got taken to concentration camps?
Miep found the diary and kept it for the Franks.
Why did Anne argue a lot with her mom?
She thinks her mom doesn't understand her and is always favoring Margot.
Name one person that helped Mr. Frank and his family move into the Annex.
Miep, Jan, Bep
Who brought Margot to the Annex?
Miep brought her to the Annex before the rest of her family.
Did Mrs. Frank have any sons?
No, she did not.
Why is the diary so widely read?
People needed to understand what happened during the Holocaust. Anne's story was a story about humanity and survival.
Why did Anne have to share a room with Mr. Dussel?
Margot could not share a room with a grown man, so, as the youngest child, Anne had to share a room with Mr. Dussel.
Why did Mr. Frank and his family have to immediately move out of their home and into the Annex?
Margot had received a call-up. The police were going to take her to the concentration camps if they didn't leave soon.
According to Anne, who does Margot take after more? Their mother or their father?
Margot takes more after their mother.
How was the parenting style of Mr. and Mrs. Frank? How is it different from that of the van Daans'?
The Franks are more laid back than the van Daans. They try to raise their daughters in a modern way.
At the beginning of the diary, why did Anne think no one would be interested in reading her diary?
She didn't think anyone would be interested in the thoughts of a 13-year-old girl.
Why did Anne argue a lot with Mrs. van Daan?
Mrs. Van Daan is always picking on Anne and saying things like "if she were my daughter..."
Why was Anne close to her dad?
She thinks that her dad understands her more than her mom and he doesn't pick at her as much.
Why does history remember Anne more than Margot?
Margot kept a diary too but her diary wasn't found.
Which language did Mrs. Frank speak more fluently? German or Dutch?
German