Question

" I'm sitting at the Van Dan's table with a handkerchief covering my nose and

mouth."

(a) Who is Van Dan?

(b) Why was Anne covering her nose and mouth?

(c) How are the residents in the Annex affected by the arrest of their helpers?​

Answer 1

The answer to above question is as follows:

a) - Mr Van Dan is the father of the family, who hides in the annex along with Franks.

- Franks had worked with Otto Frank as a herbal specialist in Amsterdam.

b) Anne Frank covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief sprinkled wit perfume to avoid smell of their lunch of old pickled Kale.

c) The Annex where Anne Frank along with her family and other Jews hiding with them had stress and tension because everyone had different ideas on what they all should do as some Germans were already in Holland.