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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Cecily's children enjoy most from Helene's Easter package?
(a) Raisins and eggs.
(b) Toys.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Chocolate candy.

2. What does Helene do for a living?
(a) Writer.
(b) Shop girl.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Librarian.

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

4. What month and year does Helene start her correspondence with Marks & Co.?
(a) September, 1950.
(b) October, 1949.
(c) May, 1949.
(d) June, 1950.

5. Cecily Farr asks Helene to keep her letter a secret from whom?
(a) The rest of the staff.
(b) Frank.
(c) Mr. Marks.
(d) Mr. Cohen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Helene see the ad for Marks & Co., prompting her to write them?

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

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

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

5. What part of the first books that Helene receives from Marks & co. is she afraid to handle?

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