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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1953 - 1969.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day did Helene receive the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) Easter.
(b) Cecily's birthday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Her birthday.

2. Who does Frank hope will be elected in his October 1951 letter to Helene?
(a) Margaret Thatcher.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Neville Chamberlain.
(d) Winston Churchill.

3. Frank thanks Helene for her Christmas package and assures her that the items are things that ________________.
(a) Bring back childhood memories.
(b) Can only be found on the black market.
(c) The bosses enjoyed immensely.
(d) Remind him of a trip to America.

4. Who did M. De Tocqueville predict would run the world?
(a) Writers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Publishers.
(d) Lawyers.

5. What does Helene send in her Easter package of 1951?
(a) Books of poetry.
(b) Candy.
(c) Meat.
(d) Nylons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene joke that she financed for her dentist in her September 1952 letter?

2. What does Nora tell Helene she hates doing in her May 1958 letter?

3. Helene expresses in 1963 that while she appreciates the latest book Frank sent, she doesn't like ___________.

4. What is the complete name of the anthology Helene requests Frank send her in late 1950?

5. Who does Helene ask Frank's family to pray for in the fall of 1955?

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