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Chapter 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank

Key Concepts

  • 1Why did Anne name her diary 'Kitty'?
  • 2What essays did Mr Keesing assign Anne?
  • 3Why did Anne name her diary 'Kitty'?
  • 4What essays did Mr Keesing assign Anne?
  • 5What essays did Mr Keesing assign Anne?
  • 6Why did Anne name her diary 'Kitty'?
  • 7What essays did Mr Keesing assign Anne?
  • 8Why did Anne name her diary 'Kitty'?
  • 9Why did Anne name her diary 'Kitty'?
  • 10What essays did Mr Keesing assign Anne?

Important Formulas & Facts

#1

Anne wanted her diary to be a friend, not just a record of facts. She named it Kitty and wrote to it as if writing to a close confidante, because she felt she had no true friend to share her deepest feelings with.

#2

Three essays: (1) 'A Chatterbox', (2) 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox', and (3) 'Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterback'. Anne wrote the third as a witty poem, which won Mr Keesing over.

#3

Anne wanted her diary to be a friend, not just a record of facts. She named it Kitty and wrote to it as if writing to a close confidante, because she felt she had no true friend to share her deepest feelings with.

#4

Three essays: (1) 'A Chatterbox', (2) 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox', and (3) 'Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterback'. Anne wrote the third as a witty poem, which won Mr Keesing over.

#5

Three essays: (1) 'A Chatterbox', (2) 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox', and (3) 'Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterback'. Anne wrote the third as a witty poem, which won Mr Keesing over.

#6

Anne wanted her diary to be a friend, not just a record of facts. She named it Kitty and wrote to it as if writing to a close confidante, because she felt she had no true friend to share her deepest feelings with.

#7

Three essays: (1) 'A Chatterbox', (2) 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox', and (3) 'Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterback'. Anne wrote the third as a witty poem, which won Mr Keesing over.

#8

Anne wanted her diary to be a friend, not just a record of facts. She named it Kitty and wrote to it as if writing to a close confidante, because she felt she had no true friend to share her deepest feelings with.

#9

Anne wanted her diary to be a friend, not just a record of facts. She named it Kitty and wrote to it as if writing to a close confidante, because she felt she had no true friend to share her deepest feelings with.

#10

Three essays: (1) 'A Chatterbox', (2) 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox', and (3) 'Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterback'. Anne wrote the third as a witty poem, which won Mr Keesing over.

Must-Know Questions

Q1Who was Anne Frank?
Explanation

Anne Frank was a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl who lived in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. She kept a diary which became one of the most famous documents of the Holocaust.

Q2What name did Anne give to her diary?
Explanation

Anne named her diary 'Kitty'. She treated it as her closest friend and confidante since she felt she did not have a true friend she could confide in completely.

Q3Why did Anne think a diary was a good idea?
Explanation

Anne felt that paper has more patience than people. She believed no one would be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year-old girl. She wrote in her diary because she had no close friend to share her deeper feelings with.

Q4Why did Mr Keesing assign Anne extra homework?
Explanation

Mr Keesing, the maths teacher, was annoyed by Anne's excessive talking in class. He assigned her extra homework — to write an essay on 'A Chatterbox' as a punishment.

Q5What was the title of the third essay Mr Keesing gave Anne?
Explanation

The third essay was titled 'Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterback'. Anne wrote it as a poem about a mother duck and father swan whose baby ducklings were bitten to death for quacking too much. Mr Keesing took the joke well.

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