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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1951 - 1953.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Frank and Nora's oldest daughter?
(a) Mary.
(b) Kate.
(c) Janet.
(d) Sheila.

3. What does Helene threaten to do with the ripped pages of the book she is terribly disappointed by in her October 1951 letter?
(a) Mail them to Frank.
(b) Burn them.
(c) Wrap things in them.
(d) Paper her walls.

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

5. Where does Helene wish her English friends had inscribed the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) The flyleaf.
(b) The back cover.
(c) A card.
(d) The first page.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helene says after she visits England, America will have to apologize for her _____________.

2. Helene tells Maxine in her February 1952 letter that she may not have the __________ to visit Marks & Co. someday.

3. What street does Helene live on in New York City?

4. Where would Helene have to shop for books in New York City if she didn't have Marks & Co. sending them to her door?

5. What did Helene's salary get raised to in 1952?

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