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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is said to have seen the prophet Ezekiel in the introduction to the book of poetry that Helene gets as a Christmas gift in 1959?
(a) John Donne.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) William Blake.
(d) Robert Browning.

2. What term does Helene hope doesn't mean the same thing in England as it does in America?
(a) Madam.
(b) Mistress.
(c) Pound.
(d) None is correct.

3. Maxine thought Marks & Co. had a ____________ smell.
(a) Unpleasant.
(b) Foreign.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Lovely.

4. What is Frank's concern about the gift the booksellers sent to Helene for Christmas 1951?
(a) She might already have one.
(b) She won't like the color.
(c) It won't fit.
(d) She might have to pay a duty.

5. What is the only thing Maxine has trouble getting in London because of the rations?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Bread.
(c) Meat.
(d) Nylons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cecily Farr asks Helene to keep her letter a secret from whom?

2. Where does Helene think the first edition Frank sent her in 1950 belongs?

3. What does Bill Humphries offer to Helene in his April 1951 letter?

4. What does Cecily imagine Helene to look like?

5. What year is the Volume II of the Works and Life of Sir Walter Savage Landor that is sent to Helene published?

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