Directions: Answer the following questions after reading Act II, scene 2 of The Diary of Anne Frank.

Answer these questions, please quickly randoms willl be removed
1. Why would both sets of parents allow Anne and Peter to keep the door shut?

2. Why does Mrs. Frank stay quiet while Mrs. Van Daan complains about Anne and Peter?

3. Is Margot jealous? What is she jealous of?

4. Mrs. Frank says young people need to have their secrets. Why would she allow Anne the freedom to be with Peter alone in the room?

5. How has Ms. Van Daan’s opinion changed about Anne and Peter?

6. Anne is fishing for compliments from Peter. Why is she doing this?

7. Do you think Anne and Peter would get together outside of the annex if they didn’t have to go into hiding?

8. Do Anne and Peter really have privacy? What would have to happen for the parents to go into the room?

9. Anne and Peter’s kiss was awkward. Why did they not know what to do?

10. Would Anne’s mom have kissed a man before marriage? (This is an example of the Old vs. Young conflict). Explain your answer.

Mrs. Frank would not have kissed a man before marriage, as this was not socially acceptable in the 1940s. This is an example of the Old vs. Young conflict, as Anne and Peter are more open to physical affection and are not bound by the same social conventions as Mrs. Frank.