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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 type of place does Helene live in?
(a) A five-room house.
(b) A two-story boarding house.
(c) A fifty-story high-rise.
(d) A five-story brownstone.

2. How many eggs per month are Londoners rationed per person in 1949?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Twelve.

3. Where did Helene see the ad for Marks & Co., prompting her to write them?
(a) Barnes & Noble.
(b) Bookpress Monthly.
(c) Saturday Review of Literature.
(d) The New York Times.

4. Why does Helene fear her library card will be revoked?
(a) For not checking books out.
(b) For being too demanding of the librarians.
(c) For writing in the library books.
(d) For not returning books on time.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?

2. How much is Helene willing to spend on each book from Marks & Co.?

3. What first edition book does Frank offer to send Helene in the fall of 1950?

4. What anthology does Helene request Frank send her in late 1950?

5. What does Cecily imagine Helene to look like?

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