Read the following excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies. Then I walked into Mr. and Mrs. Frank's bedroom. On the floor, amidst the chaos of papers and books, my eye lit on
the little red-orange checkered, cloth-bound diary that Anne had received from her father on her thirteenth birthday. I
pointed it out to Elli. Obeying my gesture, she leaned down and picked it up for me, putting it into my hands. I
remembered how happy Anne had been to receive this little book to write her private thoughts in. I knew how
precious her diary was to Anne. My eyes scanned the rubble for more of Anne's writings, and I saw the old
accounting books and many more writing papers that Elli and I had given to her when she had run out of pages in
the checkered diary. Elli was still very scared, and looked to me for direction. I told Elli, "Help me pick up all Anne's
writings."
Choose the question that would be most effective at encouraging good discussion.
O What would you have done if you found Anne's dairy pages in the midst of the chaos?
O What has happened to Anne, her family, and the rest of the people who were hiding?
O Why does Miep tell Elli to pick up all of the pages from Anne Frank's scattered diary?
O How would you feel if you were Miep and Elli digging through all of the items on the floor?