The Annex Family class7 English

ExA1.Answer the following questions.
Ans1. After reading the first diary entry it seems that Anne and her mother often had a difference of opinion. Anne resents the taunts made by her mother. She snaps back at her mother, who considers Anne to be an insolent, lazy girl. Anne is deeply hurt by her harsh words but doesn't show it.
Ans2. Anne feels hurt as she thinks that no one has ever appreciated her efforts. Everyone is always finding fault in everything that she does. She is considered to be showing off when she talks, ridiculous when she is silent, insolent when she answers, cunning when she gives a new idea, lazy when she is actually tired, calculating, stupid and many more terrible things.
Ans3. No,I don't think Anne was an exasperating girl. She tries her level best to please everyone. Although hurt by the nasty words hurled at her,she pretends not to mind them as she doesn't want them to see her troubles. She is ready to start afresh with the Van Daans and admits that the fault had been largely their own. She decides to give up on gossiping and not to speak ill of her family.
Ans4. Anne mentions the proverb,     "The apple never falls far away from the tree." This proverb means that the child is not very different from his/ her parents.
Ans5. Anne seems to have grown in wisdom in the course of a year. Earlier she believed that the Van Daans were to blame for all the arguments that had taken place between them. Now she realises that most of the arguments could have been avoided. She understands that her parents had been right as far as the issues were concerned but admits that they could have used a little more insight in avoiding the confrontations.