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)
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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?
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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?
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What is Francine Prose's counterargument to John Berryman's view, expressed in lines 111-114, that Anne Frank never had any "serious" readers?
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Reread lines 150-166. What does Robert Alter say about Anne's writing? What is Francine Proses's response?
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A claim is a writer's position on an issue. What is the main claim Prose makes about Anne Frank's writing?
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Are birds likely to take refuge in a nest or in the sky?
nest
sky
Is an incisive news article insightful and clear or vague and confusing?
insightful and clear
vague and confusing
Would a precocious child write a note or novel?
note
novel
Which is emblematic of royalty, a star or a crown?
star
crown
If you are impervious to bullies' taunts, will you remain calm or get upset?
remain calm
get upset
Are bad habits eradicable or ineradicable?
eradicable
ineradicable
Which has a tangential connection to astronomy: biology or astrology?
biology
astrology
To intersperse a story with illustration, would you place the drawings throughout the text or all at the end?
throughout the text
at the end
Would a banal TV commercial lead you to buy a product or not?
buy
not buy
Would a poignant story be more likely to be forgotten or remembered?