Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife

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16 questions
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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)

3

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?

3

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?

3

What is Francine Prose's counterargument to John Berryman's view, expressed in lines 111-114, that Anne Frank never had any "serious" readers?

3

Reread lines 150-166. What does Robert Alter say about Anne's writing? What is Francine Proses's response?

3

A claim is a writer's position on an issue. What is the main claim Prose makes about Anne Frank's writing?

1

Are birds likely to take refuge in a nest or in the sky?

1

Is an incisive news article insightful and clear or vague and confusing?

1

Would a precocious child write a note or novel?

1

Which is emblematic of royalty, a star or a crown?

1

If you are impervious to bullies' taunts, will you remain calm or get upset?

1

Are bad habits eradicable or ineradicable?

1

Which has a tangential connection to astronomy: biology or astrology?

1

To intersperse a story with illustration, would you place the drawings throughout the text or all at the end?

1

Would a banal TV commercial lead you to buy a product or not?

1

Would a poignant story be more likely to be forgotten or remembered?