View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Helene's friend Brian go to get a money order to send to London?
(a) Rockefeller Plaza.
(b) 42nd Street.
(c) 17th Street.
(d) Times Square.

2. What was the name of the professor who first got Helene interested in books?
(a) Quentin Conch.
(b) Couch Quinery.
(c) Captain Quillen.
(d) Quiller-Couch.

3. What does Marks & Co. apologize to Helene for in the November 26, 1949 letter?
(a) The poor condition of the books.
(b) The Latin Bible.
(c) The incorrect billing amount.
(d) The long silence between letters.

4. What street does Helene live on in New York City?
(a) East 95th Street.
(b) West 42nd Street.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Charing Cross Road.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cecily sends Helene photos that show her husband is what?

2. What street in London does Helene tell Cecily she is longing to walk down?

3. What does Frank do with books that have no covers?

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

5. What does Helene send in her Christmas package to Marks & Co?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 226 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample