Close Read: Analyze the Text

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

What does Peter mean in this conversation with Anne in The Diary of Anne Frank, Act II?

Anne. You’re making a big mistake about me. I do it all wrong. I say too much. I go too far. I hurt people’s feelings. . . .
Peter. I think you’re just fine. . . . What I want to say . . . if it wasn’t for you around here, I don’t know. What I mean . . .

A. He means that his situation is worse because Anne is there.
B. He means that his situation is better because Anne is there.
C. He means that it does not matter whether or not Anne is there.
D. He means that he wishes that he and Anne were not in the attic.

1 answer

The best choice that answers the question is:

B. He means that his situation is better because Anne is there.

In the context of the conversation, Peter is implying that Anne's presence positively affects him and makes the difficult situation they are in more bearable.

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