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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1949 - 1950.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What essays did Marks & Co. tell Helene would be difficult to find in her first letter from the booksellers?
(a) Leigh Hunt essays.
(b) Selected Essays of Stevenson.
(c) Hazlitt essays.
(d) Virginibus Puerisque.

2. What does Marks & Co. specialize in?
(a) Out-of-print books.
(b) Latest edition bestsellers.
(c) Rare collectors' editions.
(d) Paperbacks.

3. How long does it take Helene to get a reply from Marks & Co. to her first letter?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Three weeks.

4. Cecily Farr asks Helene to keep her letter a secret from whom?
(a) The rest of the staff.
(b) Mr. Cohen.
(c) Frank.
(d) Mr. Marks.

5. Cecily's first letter to Helene describes Frank as being ___________.
(a) Stuffy.
(b) An older gentleman.
(c) Quite nice looking.
(d) Single.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the first books that Helene receives from Marks & co. is she afraid to handle?

2. What year is the Volume II of the Works and Life of Sir Walter Savage Landor that is sent to Helene published?

3. What phrase from the Marks & Co.'s advertisement scares Helene?

4. Whose diary does Helene request Frank send her to help her through the long winter evenings?

5. Where did Helene's friend Brian go to get a money order to send to London?

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