The Diary of Anne Frank: A Play

Act I

Reading Check

1. Mr. Frank’s office building (Act I)

2. His cat Mouschi (Act I)

3. He rips off the Jewish star patch (Act I)

4. Miss Quack because she was always talking (Act I)

5. He is suffering withdrawal until Miep brings cigarettes. (Act I)

6. Whether Mr. Dussel can move in (Act I)

7. Her friend’s family has been taken by the Nazis (Act I)

8. Nightmares (Act I)

9. A razor (Act I)

10. A break-in downstairs (Act I)

Short Answer

1. Anne is excited about the idea of a new adventure. (Act I)

2. They must sit still and be silent during weekdays, burn their trash, stay away from windows, and avoid getting sick. (Act I)

3. Peter plays a trick by pretending that he brought his cat out of his room. (Act I)

4. She sees them as a patch of blue sky that is being threatened by dark clouds closing in. (Act I)

Act II

Reading Check

1. Having her first period (Act II)

2. New Year’s Day (Act II)

3. It was a gift from her father. (Act II)

4. Neither has ever had a real friend to talk to. (Act II)

5. She pretends it’s delicious. (Act II)

6. She wants to publish her diary. (Act II)

7. The moon (Act II)

8. The Allies have started invading. (Act II)

9. Move to Palestine and become a nurse for newborns (Act II)

10. Otto Frank (Act II)

Short Answer

1. They become territorial and argue over splitting it fairly. (Act II)

2. Mrs. Frank admits that she feels hopeless as if the war will never end, and sometimes she wishes she could give up. (Act II)

3. Mrs. Frank wants to evict him from the Annex and send him out in the street. (Act II)

4. She imagines her friend Hanneli starving and dying in a concentration camp. (Act II)