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Why was Mr Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do?

Solution

Mr. Keesing was annoyed with Anne because she talked too much in the class. He assigned her extra homework, asking her to write an essay on the subject, ‘A Chatterbox’.

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From the Diary of Anne Frank
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Chapter 4.1: From the Diary of Anne Frank - Exercise 4 [Page 54]

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Chapter 4.1 From the Diary of Anne Frank
Exercise 4 | Q 1 | Page 54

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