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.

Question

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.

Answer 1

In Act II of The Diary of Anne Frank, when the attic inhabitants learn that Allied troops have landed in Normandy, this news primarily affects them in the following ways:

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

The news brings a mix of feelings; they experience joy and hope about the possibility of liberation, but it also instills fear due to the uncertainties and dangers that remain for them in hiding.