What specific evidence in the essay demonstrates clearly that even as a young girl, Francine Prose loved the book The Diary of Anne Frank? (Find at least three)
Reread lines 29-43. How did the author feel about the diary as a young girl? How does she feel about it as an adult?
How is the Definitive Edition of the diary different from the original? What did the author suggest as to why Anne's father choose not to include ALL of Anne's entries?
What is Francine Prose's counterargument to John Berryman's view, expressed in lines 111-114, that Anne Frank never had any "serious" readers?
Reread lines 150-166. What does Robert Alter say about Anne's writing? What is Francine Proses's response?
A claim is a writer's position on an issue. What is the main claim Prose makes about Anne Frank's writing?
Are birds likely to take refuge in a nest or in the sky?
Is an incisive news article insightful and clear or vague and confusing?
Would a precocious child write a note or novel?
Which is emblematic of royalty, a star or a crown?
If you are impervious to bullies' taunts, will you remain calm or get upset?
Are bad habits eradicable or ineradicable?
Which has a tangential connection to astronomy: biology or astrology?
To intersperse a story with illustration, would you place the drawings throughout the text or all at the end?
Would a banal TV commercial lead you to buy a product or not?
Would a poignant story be more likely to be forgotten or remembered?