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    1. Anne Frank's full name was Annalies Marie Frank. 2. The Franks fled Germany when Anne was four to escape the Nazis and moved to Holland. 3. The Franks and other Jews faced persecution under the Nazi regime including segregated schooling and loss of citizenship.

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    1. Anne Frank's full name was Annalies Marie Frank. 2. The Franks fled Germany when Anne was four to escape the Nazis and moved to Holland. 3. The Franks and other Jews faced persecution under the Nazi regime including segregated schooling and loss of citizenship.

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    1. Anne Frank's full name was Annalies Marie Frank. 2. The Franks fled Germany when Anne was four to escape the Nazis and moved to Holland. 3. The Franks and other Jews faced persecution under the Nazi regime including segregated schooling and loss of citizenship.

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    1. Anne Frank's full name was Annalies Marie Frank. 2. The Franks fled Germany when Anne was four to escape the Nazis and moved to Holland. 3. The Franks and other Jews faced persecution under the Nazi regime including segregated schooling and loss of citizenship.

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    Extraordinary Lives Anne Frank

    Comprehension Questions
    1. What was Anne Frank’s full name?

    2. Why did the Franks leave Germany when Anne was four? Where did they go?

    3. List two persecutions faced by the Franks and other Jews living under the Nazi regime.

    4. Why did the Franks fail to immigrate to the United States?


    5. Name two ways in which the Franks prepared for their entry into the hideout.

    6. List three difficulties Anne and her family encountered while living in the secret annexe.

    7. List two things you’ve learned about Anne’s diary from the article.

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    Extraordinary Lives Anne Frank Comprehension Questions
    8. How long had the Franks been in hiding when they were discovered?

    9. What happened to Peter van Pels after the group’s arrest?


    10. Why did Otto Frank decide to publish Anne’s diary?


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    Extraordinary Lives Anne Frank
    Comprehension Questions - Answers
    1. What was Anne Frank’s full name?
    Annalies Marie Frank
    2. Why did the Franks leave Germany when Anne was four? Where did they go?
    The family left to flee the Nazis ,who had come to power in Germany. They went to
    live in nearby Holland (the Netherlands).
    3. List two persecutions faced by the Franks and other Jews living under the Nazi regime.
    Students may choose a number of things – the segregated schooling, the loss of
    citizenship, the lack of freedom of movement, the inability to go to certain parks
    etc. They may know other things such as the wearing of yellow stars to show that
    they are Jews etc.
    4. Why did the Franks fail to immigrate to the United States?
    The US government was slowing down the immigration process from Europe, trying
    to cope with the large number of immigrants and refugees from Europe (mostly
    Jews fleeing persecution).
    5. Name two ways in which the Franks prepared for their entry into the hideout.
    They left a note with an address in Maastricht, Otto Frank transferred all his business
    interests to Aryan friends. Students might also mention the friends who knew where
    they were and the disguised bookcase staircase that hid their whereabouts.
    6. List three difficulties Anne and her family encountered while living in the secret annexe.
    Students might infer the cramped conditions of the place. They might also mention
    the lack of ability to go outside, the reliance on others for food, news, etc. They
    might mention boredom, as inferred from the hours of keeping quiet. Mentions
    of making little sound, only going downstairs in the evening or on weekends, the
    bathing in the kitchen, etc. will also work.
    7. List two things you’ve learned about Anne’s diary from the article.
    Students might mention the colour of the book (red and white check), the fact it
    had a lock, that it was actually an autograph book given to Anne on her birthday.
    They might also look to the contents – the article mentions her discussing her
    feelings about her mother, sister, father and Peter in it. The diary also deals with
    issues of living under the Nazi regime and tells of the news they hear from outside.
    8. How long had the Franks been in hiding when they were discovered?
    Just over two years (July 1942 – August 1944).
    9. What happened to Peter van Pels after the group’s arrest?
    Peter died from exhaustion at Mauthausen Concentration Camp on the day of the
    liberation of the Netherlands, May 1945.
    10. Why did Otto Frank decide to publish Anne’s diary?
    She had expressed a desire to write something called The Secret Annexe and have it
    published after the war. Otto Frank was doing his best to fulfil his daughter’s wishes.

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