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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Soho.
(c) Rockefeller Center.
(d) 17th Street.

2. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Cornell.

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

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

5. What year is the Volume II of the Works and Life of Sir Walter Savage Landor that is sent to Helene published?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1776.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose diary does Helene request Frank send her to help her through the long winter evenings?

2. What did Cecily's children enjoy most from Helene's Easter package?

3. Helene describes herself to Cecily as being about as smart looking as a________________.

4. How does Frank sign off in most his letters to Helene?

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

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