Question
Read the excerpt from The Diary of a Young Girl.
Peter van Daan arrived at nine-thirty in the morning (while we were still at breakfast). Peter's going on sixteen, a shy, awkward boy whose company won't amount to much. Mr. and Mrs. van Daan came half an hour later.
In both the diary and the play The Diary of Anne Frank, how is Peter portrayed when he first comes to the annex?
angry and confused
stubborn and arrogant
standoffish and uneasy
quiet and manipulative
Peter van Daan arrived at nine-thirty in the morning (while we were still at breakfast). Peter's going on sixteen, a shy, awkward boy whose company won't amount to much. Mr. and Mrs. van Daan came half an hour later.
In both the diary and the play The Diary of Anne Frank, how is Peter portrayed when he first comes to the annex?
angry and confused
stubborn and arrogant
standoffish and uneasy
quiet and manipulative
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In both the diary and the play, Peter van Daan is portrayed as **standoffish and uneasy** when he first comes to the annex. He is described as shy and awkward, indicating his discomfort and lack of confidence in the new and tense environment of the annex.