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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1949 - 1950.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cecily invites Helene to stay with her parents where?
(a) London.
(b) Middlesex.
(c) Tuscany.
(d) Manchester.

2. Which of the following in NOT one of the bibles Marks & Co. offered Helene in place of the Bible she requested?
(a) Hebrew Bible.
(b) Latin Bible.
(c) Latin New Testament.
(d) Greek New Testament.

3. In what form would Marks & Co. prefer to receive payment from Helene?
(a) Postal money order.
(b) Credit card.
(c) Cash.
(d) Personal check.

4. How much is Helene willing to spend on each book from Marks & Co.?
(a) $5.00.
(b) $50.00.
(c) $10.00.
(d) $100.00.

5. What essays did Marks & Co. tell Helene would be difficult to find in her first letter from the booksellers?
(a) Leigh Hunt essays.
(b) Selected Essays of Stevenson.
(c) Virginibus Puerisque.
(d) Hazlitt essays.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What phrase from the Marks & Co.'s advertisement scares Helene?

3. What month and year does Helene start her correspondence with Marks & Co.?

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

5. After receiving the Bibles, what book does Helene request next from Marks & Co.?

(see the answer key)

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