Question

Read this excerpt from Anne Frank Remembered. Suddenly, what had been familiar about this man's voice clicked in my mind. He was speaking German with a distinct Viennese accent. He spoke exactly like all my relatives, the ones I had left so many years ago. This man came back into my office, but his tone was changing, and I could see that he no longer regarded me as an innocent. Obviously, he had figured out that I was also part of what had been secret. He came in and stood over me, saying, in a harsh voice, "Now it's your turn." He reached down and took the keys that Koophuis had given me. I stood up, coming face to face with this man. I could feel his hot breath, we were standing so close. I looked him right in the eye and said in German, "You are Viennese. I am from Vienna too." What is Miep’s motivation in this excerpt? She hopes to discuss her friends and family whom he might know. She hopes to win his sympathy through their common ground. She hopes to plan an escape with the officer’s connections in Austria. She hopes to recall pleasant memories from her youth abroad.

Answer 1

In my opinion, "She hopes to win his sympathy through their common ground". She has found a connection with the man so she would try to use it in her favor, maybe that is how she might find some kind of "protection" because he would have found a similarity with her. And he might sympathize with her as well.

Answer 2

B. She hopes to win his sympathy through their common ground.