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except the old fogey, Mr Keesing who taught them mathematics. The headmistress, Mrs
Kuperus was her class teacher and both were very close to each other. Mr Keesing often
punished Anne with extra assignments as a punishment for her talkative nature. These indicate
that Anne was affectionate and a loving person.

Q13. What does Anne write in her first essay?

A. In her essay, Anne mentions that she will try her best to minimise talking between lectures
but this is a trait she inherited from her mother and it is difficult to eliminate an inherited trait.
Also, her mother talks as much as she does, if not more. She also stressed that talking was a
necessary quality for a good student.

Q14. Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable? How?

A. Yes, Mr Keesing is an unpredictable person. He is angry with Anne for being talkative in class
and gives her extra assignments as a punishment. But later, he finds her essays to be witty and
amusing. This brings a change in him and he accepts her arguments. He develops a funny bone
too and starts cracking jokes in the class. This change in Mr Keesing’s nature shows that he is
unpredictable.

Q15. What do these statements tell you about Anne Frank as a person?
i. We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. Maybe it’s my fault that
we don’t confide in each other.
A. This shows that Anne does not confide in people very easily. It is difficult for her to make
personal relations where she could share what’s going on in her mind.

ii. I don’t want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would, but I want the
diary to be my friend.

A. This statement indicates that Anne does not have a close friend she could confide in. She was
lonely despite having family and friends. Thus, she wanted the diary to be her only true friend.

iii. Margot went to Holland in December, and I followed in February, when I was plunked
down on the table as a birthday present for Margot.

A. This statement is indicative of the love between the sisters. On migration, Anne was the last
one to be brought to Holland and it was done on the birthday of her elder sister to surprise her.
iv. If you ask me, there are so many dummies that about a quarter of the class should be kept
back, but teachers are the most unpredictable creatures on earth.

A. Anne feels that there are many weak students in the class who should be detained. Almost
one - fourth of the class did not deserve promotion but the teachers, decision could not be
predicted.

v. Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to
come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking.