Act One, Scene 3 The Diary of Anne Frankpages 292 - 309

Act One, Scene 3Month/Year:

Cast of Characters Act One, Scene 3

Character’s Name Important Details in Scene 3Take notes on important details about each character

Mr. Frank

Anne

Mrs. Frank

Mrs. Van Daan

Peter

Margot

Mr. Kraler

Dussel

Narrator/Italics Reader

Text-Dependent Questions Directions: Answer each question in complete sentence(s).

1.Reread lines 907–917: A. What does Anne mean when she responds to Mrs. Van Daan by saying, “Where would

he be!”

B. Which expression used by Mrs. Van Daan is hyperbole?

C. What does this expression reveal about Mrs. Van Daan?

2.Reread lines 976–993: A. What direct comments by the playwrights show Peter’s and Anne’s thoughts and

feelings?

B. What conclusions can you draw about Anne and Peter based on their actions, speech, and comments by the playwrights?

3.Reread lines 1110–1111: A. Who is “Pim”?

B. How does each character’s use of the word vile impact their exchange?

4.Reread lines 1145–1147: A. What do the stage directions in these lines imply about the story that Mrs. Van Daan is

about to tell?

5.Reread lines 1203–1237: A. What are Mrs. Van Daan’s attitudes toward her husband and Mr. Frank?

B. What are her thoughts about Mr. Van Daan? about Mr. Frank?

6.Reread lines 1268–1273: A. How are the connotations of the words discussion and quarrel different?

B. Why is the distinction between the words important to Mr. Van Daan?

7.Reread lines 1349–1370: A. How does Mr. Van Daan think women and girls should behave?

B. What do Mr. Van Daan’s words reveal about him?

C. What does Anne’s response reveal about her?

8.Reread lines 1414–1432: A. Anne doesn’t want the Van Daans to “walk all over” her. What variation of the idiom does

Mrs. Frank use in her response to Anne?

B. What does the idiom “walk all over” or “walk on” mean?

C. What is the impact of the use of the idiom on readers’ understanding of the characters?

9.Reread lines 1509–1514: A. What word do the playwrights use to explain how Mr. Frank and Mr. Kraler should look?

B. What does the description signal to the audience?