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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 anthology does Helene request Frank send her in late 1950?
(a) Cruthinson-Que.
(b) Queendon.
(c) Quentin-Conch.
(d) Quiller-Couch.

2. What kind of books does Helene's friend Brian buy for a living?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Rare first editions.
(c) Physics.
(d) History.

3. Why does Helene spend her days wearing sweaters and wool slacks?
(a) The landlord turns the heat off during the day.
(b) Her classroom is drafty.
(c) The library is often cold.
(d) Her store is rarely heated.

4. What does Helene do when she received the first edition from Frank in 1950?
(a) She decides it is too expensive.
(b) She is disappointed in the quality.
(c) She leaves it out on a table to look at all day.
(d) She gives it as a gift.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cecily imagine Helene to look like?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the Christian relatives Helene describes when explaining her views on the Latin Bible?

3. What does Helene joke that the proprietors of Marks & Co. should inform the Church of England about?

4. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?

5. How much meat does Helene discover the Londoners are rationed per family in 1949?

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