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Comprehension

A. Write whether the following statements are true or false.
1. Anne laments about being lonely.

2. Kitty is the name of Anne’s best friend.
3. Anne’s uncles found refuge in Germany.
4. Anne’s birthday celebration in 1942 was bigger than the ones in the previous two years.

5. Mr Keesing punished Anne with essay-writing tasks because she talked too much.
6. Anne wrote her fi nal essay on the ugly duckling.

7. Anne’s life in hiding made her fearful and anxious.
8. Anne hoped for an air raid so that she could know who had won the war.

B. Answer the questions with reference to the context.

1. Our lives were not without anxiety, since our relatives in Germany were suff ering under
Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws.

a. What had happened to Anne’s relatives?
b. List a few of the anti-Jewish laws.

c. Where had Anne’s family moved earlier to escape these laws?
2. Maybe this time they’ll be unpredictable in the right direction for a change.
a. Who are expected to be unpredictable in the right direction?

b. What should they do according to Anne?
c. What kind of relationship does Anne share with them?

3. The class roared. I had to laugh too . . .
a. Why did the class roar?
b. Did Anne laugh willingly with the class? How do you know?

c. What did Anne want to make sure of this time?
4. That gap, that enormous gap, is always there.
a. In which year did Anne write this? What were her circumstances?

b. Where was Anne sitting as she wrote this?
c. What was the ‘gap’ that was always there?

C. Refl ect and answer.

1. Why do you think Anne said that paper had more patience than people? Do you agree with
her? Give reasons for your answer.
2. What was Anne’s general feeling towards her classmates? How can you tell?

3. What is Anne’s strongest characteristic that is refl ected in these entries? Support your answer
with evidence from the text.

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