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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what company does Helene order the packages that she sends to Marks & Co.?
(a) Macys.
(b) Overseas Associates.
(c) Brimley and Bircher Associates.
(d) Saks Fifth Avenue.

2. What phrase from the Marks & Co.'s advertisement scares Helene?
(a) Expensive antiques.
(b) Antiquarian booksellers.
(c) Aquarian booksellers.
(d) Rare and special.

3. Helene specifically says she does not want any love poems from whom?
(a) Dickenson or Frost.
(b) Wyatt or Jonson.
(c) Keats or Shelley.
(d) Shakespeare or Wadsworth.

4. What does Helene tell Frank she does with the books she no longer wants?
(a) Gives them to friends.
(b) Throws them away.
(c) Donates them to a library.
(d) Leaves them on a park bench.

5. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?
(a) Six months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Seven months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Helene hope doesn't mean the same thing in England as it does in America?

2. What does the TV producer offer Helene to write for television?

3. How much is the first edition book Frank offers to send Helene in the fall of 1950?

4. What kind of place does Maxine find to stay during her visit to London?

5. Who gives Helene permission to publish her correspondence with Frank?

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