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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the Christian relatives Helene describes when explaining her views on the Latin Bible?
(a) Presbyterian cousins.
(b) Catholic sister-in-law.
(c) Baptist mother.
(d) Methodist sister-in-law.

2. What does Helene love to find in secondhand books?
(a) Bookmarks.
(b) Inscriptions.
(c) Grocery lists.
(d) Love letters.

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

4. Maxine thought Marks & Co. had a ____________ smell.
(a) Lovely.
(b) Unpleasant.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Foreign.

5. In her January 1956 letter Helene tells Frank she is saving her money to come to England when?
(a) Next summer.
(b) For Christmas.
(c) Next fall.
(d) For Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Helene see the ad for Marks & Co., prompting her to write them?

2. What does Frank send to Helene for the first time in 1955?

3. What does Helene threaten to do with the ripped pages of the book she is terribly disappointed by in her October 1951 letter?

4. Who does Cecily tell Helene that she is going on vacation with?

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the "hordes of tourists" who Frank says have diminished Marks &Co. books supplies in the summer of 1969?

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