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Questions & Answers on 'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank 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 p...

Q11. Describe the warehouse building in short.  Ans. It was a large warehouse at the ground floor. It was divided in several sections to be used workrooms and store-rooms. The office had a separate entrance. After describing different room-doors, windows and stairs going up and down, Anne tells us about the ‘Secret Annex’ (the hiding place). There was a flight of stairs. To the left, was a narrow hallway (a corridor/entrance hall) which opened onto a room that served for them as a living & bedroom. Next door was a smaller room, the bedroom and study for Anne and Margot. There was a windowless washroom with just a sink to the right of the stairs. The door in the corner lead to the toilet and another one to Margot’s and Anne’s room. If you go upstairs, you will find a large & spacious room used for Kugler’s laboratory. There was a store and a sink in it and that room would be their kitchen and bed room for Mr. and Mrs. van Daan. It would also be used as a general ...