Question

During World War II, the Nazi Party, the ruling party in Germany at the time, rounded up Jews throughout Europe and sent them to concentration or labor camps. Targeted people tried to hide, including Anne Frank, her family, and several friends, who hid in the attic of a building in Amsterdam. It was there that Anne kept her famous diary, first published in 1947, after the end of the war, and subsequently widely translated.
2 In 1950, five years after the war ended, a company decided to buy a group of buildings that included the Franks’ hiding place. The new owners intended to tear the buildings down and build a factory in their place. However, the citizens of Amsterdam wanted to save the Franks’ refuge.
3 Anne’s father, Otto Frank—the only family member who survived the war—came to the United States, appealing for funds. He said in a speech, “It is not enough that people are moved and come to think about all the terrible events. We must do more.” His dream was to create a youth center.
4 The house was repaired and, in 1960, it became a museum, the Anne Frank House, to honor those who had hidden there. The youth center Otto Frank dreamed of opened in 1961, offering a place where young people could talk about the future and think about the past.
5 During subsequent remodeling, builders used old photographs to return the house to the way it looked when the Franks and others hid there. Builders also relied on Anne’s descriptions in her diary.
6 The house features a recreation of the wall of pictures Anne had displayed while living there. Fifty years after the museum opened, Anne’s writings were also put on view.
7 The museum presents exhibits on social issues and promotes equality. More than a million people visit every year.

What is the author’s purpose in paragraph 1 of the selection?
A. to provide background information about Anne Frank and her family
B. to persuade readers to learn more about the Anne Frank House
C. to explain how it felt to live through Nazi persecution
D. to introduce an opinion about the Nazi Party

Answer 1

A. to provide background information about Anne Frank and her family

Explanation: Paragraph 1 gives historical context (Nazi persecution), describes where Anne Frank and her family hid, and notes the diary's publication — all background facts rather than persuasion, emotional description, or an opinion about the Nazi Party.