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C. Answer the following questions.

a. Why is writing a diary a strange thing to the writer?

b. What is the first reason for her to keep the diary?

c. Why is the writer unhappy despite having a loving family?

d. Who is Kitty?

e. Why did Margot and her sister not go to Holland together?
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f. Why didn't the writer have a birthday celebration in 1940?
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g. Why did the writer's uncle escape from Germany?
D. Write T if the information is true, F if it is false and NG, if the
information is not given.

a. The writer is tired of staying in her house.

b. The writer wants people to read her diary.

c. Edith Hollander Frank was a teacher in Holland.

d. The writer attended school in Germany until she was six.

e. The family came to Germany because it was difficult to live in
Holland.

f. Jews were prohibited to be on top of their houses during day time.
g. There were very strict laws in Germany for Jewish people.

E. How does a diary entry help in understanding someone's
lifestyle? Explain.

Pronunciation

Pronounce the following homophones correctly and find their
meanings.

cell/sell knead/need coarse/course their/there

doe/dough fare/fair heal/heel wait/weight

deer/dear site/sight waist/waste night/knight

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