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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nora tell Helene she hates doing in her May 1958 letter?
(a) Talking.
(b) Working.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

3. How much does Helene make as a script writer?
(a) $40 per week.
(b) $400 per week.
(c) $20 per week.
(d) $200 per week.

4. How much was Helene advanced to write her life story in 1961?
(a) $1500.
(b) $500.
(c) $14,000.
(d) $2000.

5. How much meat does Helene discover the Londoners are rationed per family in 1949?
(a) One chicken per month.
(b) Three ounces per week.
(c) Two ounces per week.
(d) Two 4 ounce steaks per month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene promise her English friends she will try not to get on the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?

2. Cecily's first letter to Helene describes Frank as being ___________.

3. Helene specifically says she does not want any love poems from whom?

4. What happens to the TV series Helene writes scripts for?

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

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