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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helene gets a book of poems by ____________ for a Christmas gift in 1959?
(a) John Donne and William Blake.
(b) Robert Browning and William Blake.
(c) John Donne and Robert Browning.
(d) William Blake and William Shakespeare.

2. What was the name of the professor who first got Helene interested in books?
(a) Quentin Conch.
(b) Quiller-Couch.
(c) Couch Quinery.
(d) Captain Quillen.

3. Cruikshank, Rackham and Spy are all English ______________.
(a) Authors.
(b) Illustrators.
(c) Cities.
(d) Roads.

4. What is the consensus of the rest of the "inmates" at Marks & Co. on the vote Helene asked Frank to take?
(a) Send her the Dictionary to the Vulgate.
(b) Cecily will go to America.
(c) Helene should stay with Frank's family.
(d) Send fresh eggs.

5. What does Helene request that Frank ask the other employees to vote on in October 1951?
(a) Where Helene should stay in London.
(b) Which books to send next.
(c) Who should visit Helene.
(d) Powdered eggs or fresh eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helene's first American history dramatization is about the British occupation of where from 1776-1783?

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

3. What kind of books is Helene writing in 1964?

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

5. Where does Frank tell Helene in a 1964 letter that Megan Wells was headed the last time Frank heard from her?

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