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Anne Frank Video Questions
These questions follow the order of the movie. Answer them as you watch.
1. Why do you think Mr. Frank reacts to the glove the way he does?
2. How do you think Anne feels about going into hiding at the beginning?
3. Why are Miep and Mr. Kraler helping the Franks and the Van Daans?
4. How do you think Miep and Mr. Kraler feel about helping to hide the Franks and the Van Daans?
5. What does Mr. Kraler mean when he says “I never thought I’d live to see the day when a man like Mr. Frank would have to go into hiding.”
6. Why have the characters worn so many layers of clothing?
7. In what ways are Anne and her mother different?
8. What kind of relationship do Peter and his mother have?
9. Why did the Franks leave everything in their home as if they’d suddenly been called away?
10. What kind of relationship does Anne have with her father?
11. How do you know?
12. How is Peter’s relationship with his mother similar to Anne’s relationship with her mother? How is it different?
13. When Anne says, “Remember, Mr. So-and-So, remember, I am a lady,” is she mocking Mrs. Van Daan or playfully acting more grown up?
14. As tensions escalate, Anne increasingly becomes the focus of Mr. Van Daan’s anger. Why might this be so?
15. When Anne accidentally spills the milk on Mrs. Van Daan’s coat, why is Mrs. Van Daan so angry over what is clearly an accident?
16. Anne says that things have changed for her generation. Do you think that present-day parents expect the same things from their children as parents in Anne’s time expected? Explain.
17. Should Mr. Frank have made the decision about Mr. Dussel coming to stay with them without consulting the others? Explain.
18. How would you describe Dussel’s reaction to Anne’s nightmare?
19. Why doesn’t Anne want her mother to sit with her?
20. Why does Anne ask for her father?
21. How does Mrs. Frank feel about Anne’s wish?
22. Why did Anne decide to give Peter a razor for Hanukkah?
23. How are Mr. Frank and Mr. Van Daan different as parents?
24. Mr. Frank is willing to risk danger rather than live “with this uncertainty.” What does his attitude suggest about living in hiding?
25. Mrs. Van Daan reminds Miep of the message on last year’s cake: “Peace in 1943.” The new cake has a similar message for 1944. What is ironic about this year’s cake?
26. What besides the cutting of the cake may be causing the argument between the characters?
27. According to Mr. Van Daan, what reason did he give his wife for wanting to sell her coat?
28. Is concern for others his real motive? Explain.
29. How have Peter’s feelings toward Anne changed since the beginning of the movie?
30. Why won’t Mr. Frank talk to Anne about her mother?
31. Why is it important to Peter that Anne has become “quieter”?
32. Why does Anne kiss Mrs. Van Daan?
33. Should the Van Daan’s leave the annex?
34. According to the movie, why did Anne leave her diary behind when she was captured by the Nazis?