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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helene fear her library card will be revoked?
(a) For not returning books on time.
(b) For being too demanding of the librarians.
(c) For not checking books out.
(d) For writing in the library books.

2. What part of the first books that Helene receives from Marks & co. is she afraid to handle?
(a) Soft vellum and heavy cream-colored pages.
(b) Dead-white pages.
(c) Expensive wrapping.
(d) Stiff cardboardy covers.

3. Helene says that from where she sits, London is a lot closer than _____________.
(a) Times Square.
(b) 17th Street.
(c) Rockefeller Plaza.
(d) Soho.

4. What does Helene joke that the proprietors of Marks & Co. should inform the Church of England about?
(a) How vulgar they are.
(b) How many Christian relatives Helene has.
(c) How badly they translated the Latin Bible.
(d) How badly they treat Jews.

5. Who does Helene say she is in her first letter to Marks & Co.?
(a) A poor teacher.
(b) A wealthy heiress.
(c) A poor writer.
(d) A bored housewife.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Helene do when she received the first edition from Frank in 1950?

3. Why does Helene's October 15, 1950 letter to Frank chastise him?

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

5. Helene is afraid the Easter Bunny will find that Frank has died of ____________.

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