13. Why are the people in the attic so afraid of the thief?*He may return and try to break into the attic to steal their things or their food.He may use his knowledge about the attic to blackmail the owner of the building and the Franks and the Van Daans.If the Nazis catch the thief, he may betray the people in the attic in order to keep himself out of jail.He may go to the Nazis right away to report that there are people li

4. Why do the Frank family and the Van Daan family move into the rooms on the top floor of the warehouse?*Their own homes have been destroyed by bombs.They are in hiding from the Nazis, who have been persecuting Jews.The warehouse has more space than their old homes.The Nazis have taken over their homes, leaving them no place to live.

5. Why is it necessary for the Franks and the Van Daans to be quiet all day?*because Anne, Margot, and Peter need to studybecause too much noise makes Mrs. Van Daan nervousbecause they don't want the workers in the building to hear thembecause the Nazis ordered all Jews to be quiet during the day

Fifty-four years ago to the day, a young Jewish boy from a small town in the Carpathian Mountains woke up, not far from Goethe's beloved Weimar, in a place of eternal infamy called Buchenwald. He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again. Liberated a day earlier by American soldiers, he remembers their rage at what they saw. And even if he lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to them for that rage, and also for their compassion. Though he did not understand their language, their eyes told him what he needed to know that they, too, would remember, and bear witness.Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999Why does Wiesel begin "The Perils of Indifference" by thanking the U.S. soldiers who freed him from the concentration camp as a child?A.To reprimand the soldiers of other countries who did nothing to helpB.To appeal to the audience who were mostly from the United StatesC.To inform the international audience that U.S. soldiers helped himD.To tell the U.S. audience that the United States should no longer be proud of its actionsSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage:I remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.I remember he asked his father: "Can this be true? This is the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?" And now the boy is turning to me. "Tell me," he asks, "what have you done with my future, what have you done with your life?"Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize acceptance speech, 1986Why does Wiesel talk about himself in the third person?A.To answer a question that many people have asked him aboutB.To focus the audience on the terrible experiences he had as a childC.To ask the audience members to consider what they would do in his situationD.To give the audience facts and evidence that support his argument

this passage:I remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.I remember he asked his father: "Can this be true? This is the twentieth century, not the Middle Ages. Who would allow such crimes to be committed? How could the world remain silent?" And now the boy is turning to me. "Tell me," he asks, "what have you done with my future, what have you done with your life?"Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize acceptance speech, 1986Why was talking about himself in the third person an effective rhetorical strategy for Wiesel?A.Wiesel is providing answers to why the Holocaust was allowed to happen.B.The audience members have to answer a rhetorical question that they don't know the answer to.C.The focus of the speech stays on Wiesel's terrifying experiences as a child.D.Wiesel has the opportunity to talk about various members of his family.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS