Directions: Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, a chronicle of a teenager's life in hiding during the Holocaust, is known the world over for its extraordinary courage and optimism in the face of unthinkable cruelty. Learn more online with the interactive hunt, below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper, or on the reproducible provided by your teacher.

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Name: ___________________________________________

1. Anne Frank was born in 1929 in _________________________, Germany. When the Nazis came into power there, her family fled to _________________________.

 
Find the answers at: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/Life-in-Germany/

 

2. After the Nazis invaded the country, they began issuing decrees to restrict Jews. They imposed a curfew, and made all Jews wear ____________________________ __________________________________________.

 
Find the answer at:
http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/The-Nazis-occupy-the-Netherlands/Anti-Jewish-Decrees/

 

3. In 1942, the Nazis began the deportation of Dutch Jews to concentration camps. Fortunately the Franks, like a number of other Jewish families in Amsterdam, were able to arrange a secret ________________.

 
Find the answer at: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/The-Nazis-occupy-the-Netherlands/Preparations-for-a-hiding-place/

 

4. During this time of fear and uncertainty, Anne began writing in a diary that she named ______________, which was a gift for ___________________________. In it, she wrote that she hoped to become a famous author someday.

 
Find the answer at: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/A-diary-as-a-best-friend/Anne-Frank-the-writer/

 

5. Soon another family, the _____________, joined the Franks, followed by _________ ______________. Although the eight thought they would be in hiding a few weeks or months, they spent more than two years in the Secret Annex.

 
Find the answer at: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/All-people/

 

6. An important helper to the residents in hiding was __________________, Otto Frank's former secretary. She brought ______________________________________ _______________________________ from the outside every day.

 
Find the answer at: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/All-people/Miep-Gies/

 

7. Sadly, Anne made her last diary entry on _____________________, three days before the residents were found, _________________, and deported to concentration camps. Only her father survived.

 
Find the answer at: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/Discovery-and-arrest/

 

8. After the war, Otto Frank published Anne's diary under the original title __________ ________________________. Anne's legacy of hope and inspiration is now one of the most widely read books in the world.

 
Find the answer at: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Franks-History/The-diary-of-Anne-Frank/Anne-Franks-diary-is-published/

 

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