Anne

Frank
webquest

Directions:

➔ Using the Anne Frank House website, complete the following webquest to learn more
about the life of Anne Frank and her time in the Secret Annex.

➔ Each section of the webquest is labeled with the corresponding section of the website
used to answer the questions.

➔ Make sure to take time to explore the website!

www.annefrank.org

Name
 The

Main

Characters

Visit the Main Characters section of the website. After reading and exploring the various
biographies, choose one person (not Anne) from each category: The People in Hiding and The
Helpers, to answer the questions below.

The People in Hiding

Person

Based on what you have

read, describe this person:

What was the outcome for

this person after the
discovery of the Secret
Annex?
 The Helpers

Person

Why do you think this

person chose to help hide
the Franks, the Van Pels
and Fritz Pfeffer?

What was this person’s

role in the Secret Annex?

What was the outcome for

this person after the
discovery of the Secret
Annex?
 The

secret

Annex

Use the links in this section to explore the rooms of the Secret Annex. Examine the layout of the
building, watch videos, and read information. After spending some time exploring the Secret Annex,
answer the questions below.

Describe the Secret Annex. What makes it a good hiding place?

What are your first impressions upon seeing the Secret Annex?
Is there anything that surprised you?
 The Secret Annex

Bookcase

Why was the bookcase

placed in front of the
entrance?

Who helped to put the

bookcase into place?

Entrance

How did Anne use the

stairs in the entrance to
help control her fear
during air raids?

Otto, Edith, and Margot

What gave the people in

the Secret Annex hope?

Why do you think it was

important to them to
closely follow the news?
 The Secret Annex

Anne and Fritz

Why do you think there

was so much tension
between Anne and Fritz?

Would this have been the

same if they were not
forced to share a room?
Explain.

Bathroom

Why was the half hour

between 8:30 and 9:00 AM
considered dangerous?

How did this affect

bathroom usage?

Hermann and Auguste

Explain how and why the

availability of food
changed over time for the
people of the Secret
Annex.
 The Secret Annex

Peter

Even while in hiding,

Peter wore regular
clothes (overalls) during
the week and his suit on
Sunday. Why do you
think he continued this
routine?

Attic

Why did Anne enjoy

visiting the attic?

How was the attic space

different from the other
rooms of the Secret
Annex?
 A
TyPical

Day

Read the section, ‘A typical day in the Secret Annex’ to find out more about daily life in hiding. After
reading, complete the chart below to briefly describe a typical day’s events and answer the questions
that follow.

Time of Day Daily Events

Morning

Lunch

Afternoon

Evening
 A Typical Day in the Secret Annex

How were Sundays

different than other days
of the week for the
families in the Secret
Annex?

Why did Anne consider

Sunday to be the most
miserable day of the week?

Do you think the others in

the Secret Annex enjoyed
Sundays? Why or why not?
 Reconstruction

Read ‘Reconstruction: the arrest of the people in hiding’

and view photographs to find out more about the day
the families in the Secret Annex were discovered and
arrested.

Summarize the discovery and arrest of the people hiding in the Secret Annex:

Describe how Anne’s diary was saved and later given to Otto Frank: