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Question

Identify the choice that best answers the question.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A
Which sentence best describes the reaction of the Jews in Holland to the new anti-Jewish laws, according to Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?
A. They were so shocked that they could no longer function.
B. They tried desperately to flee to the United States.
C. In spite of the persecution, they managed to cope.
D. They were so angered that they plotted rebellion.
Part B
Which sentence or sentences in Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl best support the answer to Part A?
A. Our lives were not without anxiety, since our relatives in Germany were suffering under Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws.
B. After the pogroms in 1938 my two uncles (my mother’s brothers) fled Germany, finding safe refuge in North America. My elderly grandmother came to live with us. She was seventy-three years old at the time.
C. You couldn’t do this and you couldn’t do that, but life went on.
D. Jacque always said to me, “I don’t dare do anything anymore, ’cause I’m afraid it’s not allowed.”

Answer 1

Part A: The sentence that best describes the reaction of the Jews in Holland to the new anti-Jewish laws, according to Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, is: C. In spite of the persecution, they managed to cope.

Part B: The sentence that best supports the answer to Part A is: C. You couldn’t do this and you couldn’t do that, but life went on.

This choice reflects the idea that despite the restrictions and persecution faced, the Jews continued to navigate their daily lives, indicative of their ability to cope with the situation.