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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helene fear her library card will be revoked?
(a) For not returning books on time.
(b) For not checking books out.
(c) For writing in the library books.
(d) For being too demanding of the librarians.

2. Cecily sends Helene photos that show her husband is what?
(a) In the RAF.
(b) In a wheelchair.
(c) In prison.
(d) In France.

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

4. What essays did Marks & Co. tell Helene would be difficult to find in her first letter from the booksellers?
(a) Hazlitt essays.
(b) Selected Essays of Stevenson.
(c) Leigh Hunt essays.
(d) Virginibus Puerisque.

5. In what form would Marks & Co. prefer to receive payment from Helene?
(a) Postal money order.
(b) Personal check.
(c) Cash.
(d) Credit card.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps Helene translate British pounds into American dollars?

3. How many eggs per month are Londoners rationed per person in 1949?

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

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

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