10. Read the diary entry and answer the following questions

Sunday, June 14, 1942

 

Dear Kitty,
I hope I will be able to confide everything to you(the diary), as I have never been able
to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.

I’ll begin from the moment I got you, the moment I saw you lying on the table among
my other birthday presents. (I went along when you were bought, but that doesn’t count.)

On Friday, June 12, I was awake at six o’ clock, which isn’t surprising, since it was
my birthday. But I’m not allowed to get up at that hour, so I had to control my curiosity until
quarter to seven. When I couldn’t wait any longer, I went to the dining room, where Moortje
(the cat) welcomed me by rubbing against my legs.

A little after seven I went to Dad and Mom and then to the living room to open my
presents, and you were the first thing I saw, maybe one of my nicest presents. Then a
bouquet of roses, some peonies and a potted plant. From Dad and Mom, I got a blue blouse,
a game, a bottle of grape juice, a puzzle, a jar of cold cream and a gift certificate for two
books. I got another book as well, Camera Obscura (but my sister Margot already has it, so I
exchanged mine for something else), a platter of homemade cookies (which I made myself, of
course, since I’ve become quite an expert at baking cookies), lots of candy and a strawberry
tart from Mother.

Then Hanneli my classmate came to pick me up, and we went to school. During recess
I passed out cookies to my teachers and my class, and then it was time to get back to work.
As it was my birthday, I got to decide which game my classmates would play, and I chose
volleyball. Afterward they all danced around me in a circle and sang “Happy Birthday.”