First Read: Comprehension

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

In The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II, the attic inhabitants learn that Allied troops have landed in Normandy. How does this news affect them? Choose two options.
A. It makes them apologetic toward each other.
B. It makes them suspicious of each other.
C. It makes them fearful.
D. It makes them angry.
E. It makes them joyful.

1 answer

The two options that best answer how the news of Allied troops landing in Normandy affects the attic inhabitants in The Diary of Anne Frank are:

C. It makes them fearful. E. It makes them joyful.

The news represents hope for liberation, which leads to joy, but it also brings fear of being discovered as their situation becomes more precarious.