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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, why does Anne make diary entries as if she were writing letters to a friend named Kitty?
She has no friends because she lacks confidence.
She does not want her father to know she is keeping a
diary.
She decides to act as if she has a deep friendship with
her diary.
She knows that while she is in hiding, she cannot send
letters to her friend Kitty.
- 2. Multiple Choice
In the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne
describes her life before the family went into hiding. Which phrase best
describes what Anne was like in that earlier time?
very shy
very popular
the class clown
an excellent athlete
- 3. Multiple Choice
According to the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, why did Anne’s family move to Holland in 1933?
They wanted to be closer to Anne’s grandmother.
Anne’s father had to move because his job changed
locations.
They wanted to escape Hitler’s government.
Holland had better schools than Germany.
- 4. Multiple Choice
n the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what does Anne say is one thing she had to do because of Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws?
visit places of entertainment
ride on bicycles and trains
go shopping only at night
wear a yellow star
- 5. Multiple Choice
In the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what does Anne say is one way that the people in hiding must be careful?
They must not make noise during the day.
They must not turn the lights on during the day.
They must not write anything that the Nazis might find.
They must not say anything that might identify them as
Jewish.
- 6. Multiple Choice
When is talking most likely to be forbidden?
in a restaurant
during a class test
at a birthday party
during a political debate
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these statements best illustrates the meaning of restrictions?
Parking is available on the street and in the museum
garage.
Only museum staff members are allowed on the third floor.
The museum cafeteria and restrooms are in the basement.
Everyone is invited to visit the special museum exhibit.
- 8. Multiple Choice
When people make sacrifices, which of the following must be true?
they give something up
they hope to make money
they have faith in themselves
they offer an apology
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which sentence best describes the reaction of the Jews in Holland to the new anti-Jewish laws, according to Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?
they were so shocked that they could no longer function
they tried desperately to flee to the United States
In spite of the persecution, the managed to cope
They were so angered that they plotted rebellion
- 10. Multiple Choice
In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, how does Anne feel about sharing her room with Dussel?
She resents having to help someone who seems so ungrateful and slow to understand the situation.
Although she is not happy about it, she is willing to give up her privacy to help a fellow human being.
She considers it an invasion of privacy and tries to get her father to change his mind about taking in Dussel.
She is angry to have a roommate who is constantly talking about what has been happening in the outside world.
- 11. Multiple Choice
A In the second entry from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what causes the most concern for Anne and the others hiding with her?
They are fearful that they will soon be found and captured.
They are worried that they will run out of space and supplies.
They are anxious
because they have no news of the outside world.
They are upset
about Jews not in hiding who are being persecuted.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of these quotations in the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl best support the central idea that Anne feels she has no really close friend? Choose two options.
I have darling parents and a sister of sixteen.
I know about thirty people whom one might call friends. .
. .
. . . I have strings of boy friends, anxious to catch a
glimpse of me and who, failing that, peep at me through mirrors in class.
We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, that is the
root of the trouble.
. . .
But it’s the same with all my friends, just fun and
joking, nothing more.
- 13. Multiple Choice
According to the details in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what main change occurs to the Jews of Holland between the two entries in the diary?
Previously persecuted, the Jews are no longer subject to strict anti-Jewish laws.
Previously persecuted, the Jews are no longer subject to strict anti-Jewish laws.
Previously persecuted, the Jews are now able to escape persecution by paying fines.
Previously subject to anti-Jewish laws, the Jews are now being rounded up and taken away.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which sentence or sentences in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl best supports the idea that Jews in Holland managed to cope?
The rest of our family, however, felt the full impact of Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws, so life was filled with anxiety.
In 1938 after the
pogroms, my two uncles (my mother’s brothers) escaped to the U.S.A. My old
grandmother came to us, she was then seventy-three.
So we could not do
this and were forbidden to do that. But life went on in spite of it all.
Jopie used to say to me, “You’re scared to do anything, because it may be forbidden.”
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which sentence or sentences in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl best support the idea that Anne was unhappy about sharing a room with Dussel, but was willing to help a fellow human?
Of course he
thought it was all right to share my little room.
Quite honestly I’m
not so keen that a stranger should use my things, but one must be prepared to
make some sacrifices for a good cause, so I shall make my little offering
with a good will.
But one thing
amazed me: he is very slow on the uptake. He asks everything twice over and
still doesn’t seem to remember.
Dussel has told us
a lot about the outside world, which we have missed for so long now.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which sentence or sentences in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl best support the idea that the people in the Annex are upset about Jews not in hiding who are being persecuted?
Quite honestly I’m not so keen that a stranger should use my things, but one must be prepared to make some sacrifices for a good cause, so I shall make my little offering with a good will.
During the day we mustn’t make any noise that might be heard downstairs; and if there is some stranger—such as the charwoman for example—then we have to be extra careful.
Dussel has told us a lot about the outside world, which we have missed for so long now.
We wouldn’t have
to worry about all this misery were it not that we are so anxious about all
those dear to us whom we can no longer help.
- 17. Multiple Choice
In the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, what central idea do the details in these sentences most clearly support?
"Jews are banned from trains and are forbidden to drive. Jews are only allowed to do their shopping between three and five o’clock and then only in shops which bear the placard “Jewish shop.” Jews must be indoors by eight o’clock and cannot even sit in their own gardens after that hour. Jews are forbidden to visit theaters, cinemas, and other places of entertainment."
Strict new laws forced many Jews to go into hiding.
Jews were no longer allowed to use public transportation.
Harsh laws severely limited the activities in which Jews
could participate.
New laws limited Jewish activity in public places but not on their own property.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which statement best expresses the central idea of this paragraph from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?
"In 1934 I went to school at the Montessori Kindergarten and continued there. It was at the end of the school year, I was in form 6B, when I had to say good-by to Mrs. K. We both wept, it was very sad. In 1941 I went, with my sister Margot, to the Jewish Secondary School, she into fourth form and I into the first."
Anne was very sorry to leave the Montessori Kindergarten
at the end of the school year.
Teachers in the Jewish Secondary School did not care much
about Anne or her sister.
It is sometimes sad and difficult for students to move on
to a new grade in school.
Her year in kindergarten was the happiest time of Anne’s
life before the war.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of the Latin root -strict-?
draw tight
loosen
put in danger
show in public
- 20. Multiple Choice
The Latin prefix con- means “with” or “together.” Using this definition and your knowledge of the Latin root -strict-, choose the sentence that best
describes something being constricted.
The patient’s blood vessels were
open and clear.
The children held hands and danced
in a circle.
The girl explored the house but didn’t go in the basement.
The snake coiled around its
prey, a mouse, and squeezed.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which example of word choice from this sentence best illustrates a
conversational, intimate diary style?
"I’m real happy to have the opportunity to record thoughts and feelings in a personal diary."
I’m real happy
to have the opportunity
to record thoughts and feelings
in a personal diary
- 22. Multiple Choice
In which of these sentences does the word choice best illustrate a
conversational, intimate diary style?
In a time of great despair, Anne Frank faced the world
with hope.
Anne Frank’s positive
outlook in the face of persecution is a lesson to all.
Despite the limitations of the life she led, Anne Frank
managed to remain optimistic.
I’m amazed at the way Anne Frank kept up her spirits in
conditions I would find shocking.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of these sentence structures best illustrate a conversational,
intimate diary style? Choose two options.
To remain at home had become impossible; to hide, the best
solution.
The best solution was to hide, for remaining at home had
become impossible.
Staying wouldn’t have been safe, you know—it could have killed
us—so we hid.
When remaining at home became impossible, the best
solution was to go into hiding.
We hoped to stay in our home, but that was impossible, so
we just knew it was best to hide.
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