Question
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.
Miep. But, Mr. Frank, there are letters, notes . . .
Mr. Frank. Burn them. All of them.
Miep. Burn this?
(She hands him a paperbound notebook.)
Which best describes the purpose of the stage direction in this excerpt?
to illustrate the moment at which Mr. Frank receives Anne’s diary
to illustrate that Miep already knows what is in the diary
to illustrate the reasons for which Anne kept a diary
to illustrate why Mr. Frank wants all the papers to be burned
Miep. But, Mr. Frank, there are letters, notes . . .
Mr. Frank. Burn them. All of them.
Miep. Burn this?
(She hands him a paperbound notebook.)
Which best describes the purpose of the stage direction in this excerpt?
to illustrate the moment at which Mr. Frank receives Anne’s diary
to illustrate that Miep already knows what is in the diary
to illustrate the reasons for which Anne kept a diary
to illustrate why Mr. Frank wants all the papers to be burned
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best description of the purpose of the stage direction in this excerpt is **to illustrate why Mr. Frank wants all the papers to be burned**. The interaction between Miep and Mr. Frank highlights the emotional weight of the decision to burn the papers, particularly as Miep is surprised by Mr. Frank's insistence and is holding a notebook that presumably contains Anne's writings. This underscores Mr. Frank's desire to erase the painful memories associated with the past.