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

Mr. Keesing was annoyed with Anne Frank because of her talkative nature in his class. Anne was a lively and inquisitive student, but her chattiness during lessons distracted her classmates and disrupted the class. As a teacher of mathematics at the school Anne attended before going into hiding, Mr. Keesing found it challenging to maintain discipline in his class due to Anne's behavior.

To address this issue, Mr. Keesing decided to give Anne extra homework as a form of punishment and to possibly curb her talkative tendencies. He asked her to write an essay as a penalty. The first essay he assigned was on the topic "Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterback," intending it to be a playful yet pointed critique of her talkativeness.

Anne, showcasing her wit and writing skills, embraced the assignment and wrote a humorous essay from the perspective of a mother duck talking to her ducklings, thereby cleverly incorporating the theme of chatter into the assignment. Instead of being offended or discouraged, Mr. Keesing was amused by Anne's approach.

Surprisingly, this led to further assignments of a similar nature. When Anne continued to talk in class, Mr. Keesing assigned her additional essays, including topics such as "An Incorrigible Chatterbox" and another on "My Silence." In each case, Anne managed to complete the assignments with a mix of humor and reflection, eventually winning over Mr. Keesing with her creativity and intelligence. Her ability to turn these punishments into opportunities to showcase her writing talent and her sense of humor eventually led Mr. Keesing to stop giving her punishments altogether.

This anecdote from Anne's life before going into hiding reflects her spirited personality and her ability to confront challenges with positivity and ingenuity. It also highlights her early prowess in writing, a skill she would continue to develop and which has since touched millions of readers worldwide through her diary.