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Questions & Answers on 'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank Q6. Who was Mr. Keesing? Why was Anne was punished by him? How did she convinced Mr. Keesing of her ‘point of view’?         Ans. Mr. Keesing was Anne’s Math teacher. He was always crossed at her because she talked too much. After several warnings, he assigned her extra homework i.e. to write an essay on the subject "A Chatterbox."   It was very difficult for her to write on such a topic. Her friend Sanne was good at poetry, so she offered her to write whole topic in poetry. Then Anne jumped with joy.  She understood that Mr. Keesing was trying to play a practical joke on her with that ridiculous topic and she was to make it sure that the joke was on him. So she finished the poem. “…It was about a mother duck and a father swan with three baby ducklings that were bitten to death by the father because they quacked too much. Luckily, Keesing took the jo...

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Prescribed by C.B.S.E. for Class X ) Q1. What presents did Anne receive on Friday, June 12, on her thirteenth birthday? How did she feel surprised? Ans.   On Friday, June 12, Anne was awake at six o'clock, since it was her birthday. But she was not allowed to get up at that hour, so she had to control her curiosity (deep interest) until quarter to seven.   When she was unable to control herself any longer, she went to the dining room, where Moortje (the cat) welcomed her by rubbing against her legs.            After some time, she entered her parents’ room and then to the living room. She saw beautiful presents there. She had a bouquet of roses, some p eonies (flowering plants) and a potted plant. From her parents, she got a blue blouse, a game, a bottle of grape juice, a puzzle, a jar of cold cream, 2.50 guilders (a gold or silver coin formerly used in the Nethe...

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