Page 3 - Questions and Answer

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 arguements. 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.