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Chapter- 4, , From the Diary of Anne Frank, Answer the following questions in 40 -50words:, 1. What does Anne write in her first essay?, Ans. In her first essay, titled ‘A Chatterbox’, Anne wanted to come up with convincing arguments to prove the, necessity of talking. She wrote three pages and argued that talking was a student’s trait and she would do her, best to keep it under control., 2. Mr Keesing is a kind, but strict teacher. Explain., Ans. Mr Keesing is a kind but strict teacher. He was annoyed with Anne as she was a very talkative girl. He warned, her several times but she didn’t change. So, he punished her by giving an essay to write., 3. How did Sanne help Anne Frank in writing the third essay?, Ans. Senile was Anne’s close friend, and good at poetry. She helped Anne write the third essay in verse. It turned, out to be a good poem, and even the teacher, Mr Keesing, took it in the right way., 4. Why did Anne prefer confiding in her diary?, Or, Why does Anne want to keep a diary? Why does she feel she can trust a diary more than the, people?, Ans. Anne did not have a true friend to whom she could confide, hence she started writing a diary. Moreover, she, knew that paper had more patience than people and her secrets would be safe in a diary. She could trust a diary, more than people., 5. How does Anne feel about her father, grandmother, Mrs Kuperus and Mr Keesing?, Ans. Her father was the most adorable father, she loved him very much. She also loved her grandmother and often, thought of her with reverence after her death. She was deeply attached to her teacher, Mrs Kuperus and was in, tears when she left her. Anne did not have a good impression of Mr Keesing, her maths teacher and often called, him ‘old fogey’., 6. ‘Paper has more patience than people.’ Do you agree/disagree? Give reason., Ans. I do agree with the above statement. People sometimes get bored, tired or have no mood or time to listen to, you. They can get irritated, grudge or complaint about forcing them to listen to you but paper never grudges. It, definitely has more patience than people., 7. How did Anne want her diary to be different?, Ans. Anne did not want to jot down the facts in her diary, the way most people do. She wanted the diary to be her, friend. She called it a kitty. She wrote about her feelings and experiences in it. It was a mature work, reflecting, deep insight., 8. Explain ‘teachers are the most unpredictable creatures’., Ans. Anne and her classmates thought that teachers were the most unpredictable creatures’ as nobody would, know what there was in their minds and what their next step would be., 9. Why did Anne think that she was alone? Give reasons., Ans. Anne had losing parents and an elder sister she had losing aunts and a good home She had a member of, blends also Rut there was no one in whom she could confide So she thought that she was alone., 10. How do you know that Anne was close to her grandmother?, Ans. Anne lived with her grandmother for some months when her parents went to Holland. She loved her deeply., When her grandmother died, Anne felt sad. She often thought about her. So she was close to her grandmother., 11. Where did Anne stay before going to Holland?, Ans. Anne’s parents migrated to Holland. They did not take Anne with them. So Anne stayed with her grandmother, for some months., 12. Why was Anne in tears, when she left the Montessori School?, Ans. When Anne was in the sixth form in the Montessori School, her teacher was Mrs Kuperus, the headmistress., Anne loved her teacher deeply. She also showed affection to Anne. So when Anne left the Montessori school, she, was in tears., 13. Why was the entire class quaking in its boots?, Ans. The time for declaring the annual results were coming closer. Soon a meeting would be held. The teachers, would decide whom to pass and whom to retain in the same class. That is why the whole class was quaking in its, boots., 14. Why does Anne feel that writing in a diary is really a strange experience?, Ans. It must be remembered that Anne Frank was just a thirteen-year-old girl. She was in hiding and cut off from, the larger world. She was hesitant that no one would be interested in the musings of a young girl. She had never, written anything before. So, it was naturally a strange experience for her., 15. What motivated Anne Frank to write in a diary?, Or, Why did a thirteen-year-old girl start writing a diary? Did her suffocation lead her to it?

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Ans. It should not be forgotten that Anne was living in hiding. She couldn’t have normal dealings with the people, outside. She could talk about ‘ordinary things’ with her family and friends. She couldn’t talk highly personal and, intimate issues with them. She didn’t have any real friend. She felt utterly lonely and depressed. Writing in a diary, could get all kinds of things off her chest., Important Long/ Detailed Answer Type Questions- to be answered in about 100 words, Q.1. “Paper has more patience than people.” Elucidate., Ans. Anne Frank felt lonely in the world. She had loving parents, an elder sister and a number of friends. But she, was not intimate with anyone. She could talk to them about common everyday matters. But she could not express, her inner feelings to them. She wanted a patient listener with a sympathetic heart. But she found that people had, no patience to listen to her. She could not relieve the feelings of her heart to anyone. Anne wanted to lighten the, burden of ideas in her heart. So she decided to maintain a diary. A diary is not a human being. It has a lot more, patience than man. One can express one’s thoughts freely. The diary does not get bored., Q2.Give a brief character-sketch of Anne Frank highlighting the contradictions and conflicts she faced in her, short life., Ans. Anne Frank was a very sensitive, sharp and mature girl of thirteen. Actually, unpleasant circumstances she, was living in, made her mature and wise beyond her years. Being a Jew, she was constantly hounded by the Nazis., She was living in terrible times. Born in Germany, she and her family had to migrate to Amsterdam to escape, persecution. They were forced to live in hiding when the Nazis occupied Holland., No doubt, she had a family, relatives and friends. But she was an introvert. She felt utterly lonely and couldn’t, confide in others. She needed a true friend before whom she could open out her heart and share her inmost, feelings. She found that true friend in ‘Kitty’, her diary. She was very emotional. She loved her grandmother very, much. She was in tears as she said a heartbreaking farewell to the headmistress, Mrs Kuperus. She was `a, Chatterbox’ and annoyed her maths teacher, Mr Keesing as she talked too much in the class. He punished her by, giving extra homework to write essays on this subject. But her joke pleased him very much., Q3. Give a brief character-sketch of Mr Keesing highlighting the transformation that comes in him in the end., Ans. Mr Keesing was an old fashioned teacher of maths in Anne Frank’s school. He was rather strict with his, students and didn’t allow much talking in the class. He was annoyed with Anne as she talked too much in the, class. Being irritated, he gave several warnings to her. Ultimately, he assigned her to write an essay on ‘A, Chatterbox’. Anne wrote the essay justifying that talking is a student’s trait. She inherited this trait from her mother., Mr Keesing was not amused. He assigned her two more essays. They were: ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’ and, ‘Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox’. Anne wrote the story of three ducklings who were beaten to, death by their cruel father because they quacked too much. The essay gave the right message to Mr Keesing. By, chance, the joke fell on him. He was a transformed man now. He allowed Anne talking and never assigned her any, extra homework again.