Read the excerpt from The Diary of a Young Girl.
Father finally came home around five o'clock, and we called Mr. Kleiman to ask if he could come by that evening. Mr. van Daan left and went to get Miep. Miep arrived and promised to return later that night, taking with her a bag full of shoes, dresses, jackets, underwear and stockings. After that it was quiet in our apartment; none of us felt like eating. It was still hot, and everything was very strange.
Which detail from the excerpt reflects the mood of uneasiness and anxiety?
a. "Miep arrived and promised to return later that night"
b. "we called Mr. Kleiman to ask if he could come by that evening"
c. "Father finally came home around five o'clock"
d. "It was still hot, and everything was very strange."
Read the excerpt from The Diary of Anne Frank.
Mr. Frank (Quietly). Anne's diary. (He opens the diary and begins to read.) "Monday, the sixth of July, nineteen forty-two." (To Miep) Nineteen forty-two. Is it possible, Miep? . . . Only three years ago. (As he continues his reading, he sits down on the couch.) "Dear Diary, since you and I are going to be great friends, I will start by telling you about myself. My name is Anne Frank. I am thirteen years old. I was born in Germany the twelfth of June, nineteen twenty-nine. As my family is Jewish, we emigrated to Holland when Hitler came to power."
(As Mr. Frank reads on, another voice joins his, as if coming from the air. It is Anne's voice.)
Which best explains the purpose of the underlined stage directions in this excerpt?
a. to show that Mr. Frank had not written those words
b. to transition the scene from 1945 back to 1942
c. to transition the scene from the attic to another location
d. to show that Mr. Frank and Anne had different opinions