Anne Frank Act I, sc 1-3
After reading sc 1-3, answer the following discussion questions and save them in your Anne Frank folder for me to check.
1. In what year does the play begin? Why does Mr. Frank want
to leave
2. From Anne’s diary list three rules that the Nazis imposed on the Jews.
3. When does Scene 2 begin? What words in the stage directions describe Anne when she first appears in Scene 2?
4. List 5 restrictions on life in the annex that Mr. Frank announces to the group.
5. When does Anne realize for the first time what “going into hiding” means? What cannot be locked up, according to Mr. Frank?
6. Tell how Anne irritates, in turn, Peter, Mr. Van Daan, and Mrs. Van Daan in Scene 3.
7. About what do Anne and her mother disagree?
8. What request does Mr. Kraler make of the group in Scene 3? What is Mr. Frank’s answer, and how does Mr. Van Daan react to it?
9. Give 3 examples of Anne’s words or actions in these three scenes that bear out the description of her on her first entrance. From what you have seen of Anne so far, what qualities would you add to this description?
10. Who is the leaders of the group in the attic? What qualities make this person the leader?
11. What future problems do you foresee for the group in the attic?