Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1929.

Her father, Otto, was a businessman in

Germany and her mother, Edith, was a housewife. Anne had an older sister, Margot. Anne and her
family were Jewish. When Anne was young, Adolph Hitler became the leader of Germany. He
issued many laws limiting the rights of Jews in Germany. Anne’s father was afraid for his family’s
safety and moved them to Amsterdam in 1933. In 1940, Hitler and his Nazi party took over the
Netherlands, and the laws that the Frank family had fl ed from seven years earlier were now in
place in their new home. Jewish people were not allowed to ride buses or own businesses, and
Jewish children had to attend separate schools. Soon after, the Nazis began sending Jewish
families to concentration camps. When Anne’s sister received notice that she would be sent to a
camp, the Frank family decided to hide. In July 1942 they moved into a small space above the
warehouse where Otto had worked. They were joined later by another family, making conditions
even more cramped. Anne called the space the “Secret Annex”. During the day, they had to keep
the lights off and stay silent so that they would not be found. They were not allowed to speak,
listen to the radio or even fl ush the toilet until evening, when the employees in the warehouse
below had left for the day. Anne passed the time by writing in a diary. In 1944, everyone living in
the Annex was found and arrested. Anne and her family were sent to Westerbork camp in the
Netherlands, and shortly after to Auschwitz. Anne died there along with her mother and sister just
weeks before the liberation of the camps. Her father was the only member of the family who
survived. When Mr. Frank returned to Amsterdam, his friends gave him Anne’s diary. Mr. Frank
published her diary in 1947 under the title The Diary of a Young Girl. It remains an important work
of nonfi ction, giving a poignant and moving window into the horrors of World War II. Biography of
Anne Frank A stamp issued in honor of Anne Frank The house in Amsterdam where Anne Frank
and her family hid.

Q&A Answer the questions below on a separate sheet of paper. Why do you think Mr. Frank
chose to publish Anne’s diary after the war? The residents in the Annex had to spend almost
eight hours a day in darkness and complete silence for over two years. Most of the residents
passed the time by studying, reading or taking naps. What would you have done to keep
yourself occupied during those hours? How would you have entertained yourself and your
family in the evening if you weren’t allowed to go outside to get supplies?

1. 1What occasion marks Anne's first diary entry?

CHANUKAH
HER FATHER'S BIRTHDAY
HER BIRTHDAY
CHRISTMAS
2. 2Where do the Franks live?
MADRID
BERLIN
PARIS
 AMSTERDAM
3. 3Where did the Franks used to live?
BERLIN
AMSTERDAM
LONDON
FRANKFURT
4. 4How old is Anne at the beginning of her diary?
THIRTEEN
FIFTEEN
ELEVEN
SEVENTEEN
5. 5What is the name of Anne's boy friend at the beginning of her
diary?
COLIN ROSEN
HARRY GOLDBERG
HENK SENTIEN
PETER VAN DAAN
6. 6Who in Anne's family gets "called up" by the Gestapo?
MR. FRANK
MRS. FRANK
MARGOT
ANNE
7. 7Where is the "secret annex?"
IN THE ATTIC OF MR. FRANK'S FORMER BUSINESS
IN THE BASEMENT OF MRS. FRANK'S EMPLOYER'S HOUSE
IN THE SHELTER OF A KIND DUTCH MAN
IN ANNE'S TEACHER'S SUMMER HOME
8. 8Who is Mr. Van Daan?
A PHYSICIAN
MARGOT'S CHEMISTRY TEACHER
MR. FRANK'S BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
MRS. FRANK'S COLLEGE FRIEND
9. 9Who, among her family members, does Anne feel closest to?
HER FATHER
HER MOTHER
HER GRANDMOTHER
HER SISTER
10. 10What name does Anne call her diary?
PATIENCE
KITTY
CINA
TWIN
11. 11Whose room does Dussel move into?
MRS. VAN DAAN
PETER VAN DAAN
MARGOT
ANNE
12. 12What is Dussel's profession?
DENTISTRY
SCIENCE
LAW
BUSINESS
13. 13What are the winter holidays the annex residents celebrate?
CHANUKAH AND ST. NICHOLAS
CHANUKAH AND WHITSUN
CHRISTMAS AND KWAANZA
ST. NICHOLAS AND NEW YEAR'S
14. 14What reminder of the war outside keeps the residents up at
night?
SOLDIERS' SCREAMS
AMBULANCES
BOMBINGS
ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNFIRE
15. 15During the summer of 1943 Anne eagerly recounts how an
enemy country drops out of the war. Which country is it?
SPAIN
GERMANY
MAJORCA
ITALY
16. 16What is Anne's overwhelming mood during the second half
of 1943?
CHEERFUL
DEPRESSED
SILLY
FURIOUS
17. 17Anne describes the annex as a "little piece of blue heaven"
surrounded by what?
A VACUUM
DEMONS CLOSING IN
HEAVY RAIN CLOUDS
HOT RED HELL
18. 18Anne has upsetting dreams and visions of a school friend.
Who?
LIES GOOSEN
JOPIE DE WAAL
SANNE HOUTMAN
MIEP DE JONG
19. 19Of what do the dreams and visions remind Anne?
THAT SHE IS VERY LUCKY TO BE SAFE AS MANY ARE NOT
THAT SHE IS NOT IN SCHOOL ANY MORE
THAT SHE MISSES HER FRIEND
THAT SHE FORGOT SOMETHING AT HER FRIEND'S HOUSE
20. 20What quality does Anne wish her mother possessed?
SELF-POSSESSION
THE ABILITY TO BE "MOTHERLY"
PEACEMAKING SKILLS
 KINDNESS
21. 21When Anne begins to think about a boy friend, someone in
turn drives her to think about Peter Van Daan. Who?
HENK SENTIEN
HARRY GOLDBERG
MIEP DE JONG
PETER WESSEL
22. 22What does Anne want to be when she grows up?
A MIDWIFE
A DOCTOR
A WRITER
A LAWYER
23. 23After the war, Anne wants to publish a book called:
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A YOUNG GIRL
A DREAM
THE SECRET ANNEX
AFTER THE WAR
24. 24Peter talks to Anne about the male sex organs. How?
USING A GAME
USING A BOOK
DRAWING DIAGRAMS
USING THE CAT
25. 25What war event is everyone in the annex awaiting eagerly?
THE DUTCH SURRENDER
THE INVASION
THE CAPITULATION OF BRITAIN
THE AMERICAN BOMB