Question

n the selection from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, why does Anne make diary entries as if she were writing letters to a friend named Kitty?
A. She has no friends because she lacks confidence.
B. She does not want her father to know she is keeping a diary.
C. She decides to act as if she has a deep friendship with her diary.
D. She knows that while she is in hiding, she cannot send letters to her friend Kitty.

Answer 1

C. She decides to act as if she has a deep friendship with her diary.

Anne personifies the diary as "Kitty" so she has someone to confide in and can express her thoughts and feelings as if writing to a close friend.