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Meet Miep Gies: Check for Understanding

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Meet Miep Gies
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Miep Gies was over 100 years old when she died. 

True

False

Miep Gies's name at birth was Hermine Gies. 

True

False

Miep Gies lived in 3 countries by the age of 13. 

True

False

Miep Gies was given to a foster family at the age of 11. 

True

False

Miep Gies left her home in Vienna due to ______________. 

Adolf Hitler's rise to power. 

her family no longer wanted her. 

she was a difficult child and often got in trouble with the law. 

there was no food, causing her to be malnurished. 

How old was Miep when she began to work? 

16

17

18

19

Miep was a waitress as her first job. 

True

False

Miep married when she was 32-years-old to Jan Gies.

True

False

Miep and Jan had the same career. 

True

False

When did Miep begin working for Otto Frank? 

1941

1942

1943

1944

Three years after starting to work for Otto Frank, Miep Gies agree to help hide him and his family from the Nazis. 

True

False

What items did Miep bring to the Secret Annex, the attic over Otto's business?

water 

food 

movies 

money 

books 

How often did Miep go to the "Secret Annex," the attic above Otto's business? 

almost daily 

weekly 

every two weeks

once a month 

How many people did Miep help hide? 

4

5

7

9

Miep saved Anne's diary in her desk drawer at work after the Franks were deported to a concentration camp. 

True

False

Why did Miep save Anne's diary? 

to return to her when she returned

to give to Otto when he returned

to publish for her 

to destroy in the future 

Miep was able to give the diary back to Anne. 

True

False

Who did Miep actually return the diary to after the war?  

Jan Gies 

Edith Frank 

Otto Frank 

Margot Frank 

Nobody; she burned it. 

Why did she return the diary to this person? 

so it would be published 

so he or she could burn it 

so he or she could return it to Anne 

so it would offer comfort to him or her 

How long had Otto Frank been at Auschwitz? 

6 months 

9 months 

1 year 

2 years 