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The Diary of Anne Frank—
Study Guide WITH ANSWERS
ACT I:
1. In what year does Act I, Scene 1 take place? What major event has just ended?
1945 WWII
2. Where does the action of Scene 1 take place?
Top floor of the warehouse (attic) Amsterdam, Holland
3. Whose point of view is presented in Scene 1?
Mr. Frank’s point of view
4. Who had found Anne’s diary and had given it to Mr. Frank?
Miep
5. In Scene 2, the action of the play flashes back to what month and year?
July 1942
6. Whose point of view is being presented in Act I, Scene 2?
Anne’s
7. Who voluntarily provided a link to the outside world?
Miep and Mr. Kraler
What would have happened to them if they had been caught?
They could suffer the same fate as the Franks.
8. What precautions did the Franks take upon first going into hiding?
• Wore many layers of clothing when walking to the annex
• No talking or walking around during the day (8:00-6:00)
• No running water, burning all garbage, etc.
9. How does Anne feel about the house guests? With whom is she the closest?
She is very frustrated by them. She has an especially hard time getting along
with her mother.
Anne is closest to her father (Pim).
10. How does the long period of absolute quiet affect the house guests?
They get very restless and begin to quarrel with each other.
