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What news does Dussel bring from the outside? Jews are being rounded up by the Nazis and sent to concentration camps. Many people who the Franks know have been deported. The situation is bad.
Where did Mr Dussel think the Franks were living?
Mr. Dussel thought the Franks were living in Switzerland because he knew they had relatives there. Anne gives her father a scarf as a Hanukah present.
How did Mr Dussel get into the annex?
Dussel is excited when Miep tells him of the hiding place, but he asks for a few extra days to put his accounts in order and treat some patients. Mr. Dussel meets Mr. Kleiman at an appointed time, and Miep then leads him to the annex.
What did Mr Dussel do in the Annex?
Mr. Dussel opens a pretend dental practice in the annex and comically attempts to fix Mrs. van Daan’s cavities.
What news does Mr Dussel bring?
What kind of news does Dussel bring and how does it affect the others? He brings news that Jews are being deported at an alarming rate. Anne is extremely upset when she hears that her best friend’s family has been taken away. Everyone is shocked and saddened and they begin to ask about people they once knew.
What day did Mr Dussel move into the annex?
November 1942
Mr. Dussel joins the Secret Annex in November 1942. He is grateful for a hiding place but does not seem to realize the immediacy of the danger, putting off coming until he can get his affairs in order.
What day did Mr. Dussel move into the annex?
When Mr. Dussel join the family what is Mr Van daans biggest concern?
Dussel joins the families, what is Mr. Van Daan’s biggest concern? Not enough food.
What activity does Mr. Dussel long for?
What is one activity that Mr. Dussel longs for? He wants to be a dentist.
Why is Dussel so worried about Mr Van Daan?
Hunger drives Dussel and Mr. Van Daan to be constantly worried about food and survival. The stage directions even say that Dussel is “disgruntled” with the way things are in the annex.
Why does mr.van Daan sell the coat?
Van Daan sells the coat mostly to buy cigarettes for himself, which doesn’t make his wife appreciate him at all. Mr. Dussel has become more concerned with the size and distribution of food because he believes that Mrs. Van Daan always gives bigger portions to her husband.
Why is it necessary for the Franks and Van Daans to be quiet all day?
Why is it necessary for the Franks and Van Daans the be quiet all day? Every sound could be heard down on the office level. People might think that there people living in the attic above them.