What does Anne Frank learn about herself during her time in the Annex? What can readers learn about human nature--or people in general--by reading Anne Frank's diary?
What drove Anne to continue keeping a diary throughout her time in the Annex? Did her reasons change?
How would describe Anne Frank's personality? What events or details provide the strongest clues?
What importance does Anne Frank's diary have now? What can today's readers learn from it?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Compare and contrast the merits and drawbacks of at least two of the scholarly approaches to literature described in this unit. be sure to mention at least one advantage that each approach has over the other. use one of the readings from this unit in your comparison. your answer should be at least 250 words.

The limerick and the tongue twister are two types of verse. a) nonsense b) articulation c) declaration d) interrogation