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

2. When does Frank sign his first letter to Helene with his full name instead of initials?
(a) March 1950.
(b) January 1950.
(c) November 1949.
(d) December 1949.

3. Who does Cecily tell Helene that she is going on vacation with?
(a) Ben Marks.
(b) Megan Wells.
(c) Frank Doel.
(d) Her parents.

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

5. Helene is afraid the Easter Bunny will find that Frank has died of ____________.
(a) Boredom.
(b) Inertia.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?

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

4. Cecily's first letter to Helene describes Frank as being ___________.

5. Where did Helene's friend Brian go to get a money order to send to London?

(see the answer key)

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