Question

what does the phrase "I was plunked down on the table as a birthday present for Margot" from the story Diary of a young girl​

Answer 1

Answer:

The question is asked from the story Diary of a young girl​ which is written by the little girl Anne Frank. Her father published it after she died. The phrase "I was plunked down on the table as a birthday present for Margot" means that Anne was not stable in her life during her childhood.

Answer 2

Answer:

It means that she arrived at Holland when her sister's birthday had arrived.

Explanation:

What happened was that the parents of Anne Frank and her sister had moved to Holland and had left her and her sister with their grandparents but after a while, her sister had moved to the place where her parents lived and soon, she also joined her family back. This "reunion" is exactly for what the following phrase has been used.