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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frank thanks Helene for her Christmas package and assures her that the items are things that ________________.
(a) Can only be found on the black market.
(b) The bosses enjoyed immensely.
(c) Bring back childhood memories.
(d) Remind him of a trip to America.

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

3. What first edition book does Frank offer to send Helene in the fall of 1950?
(a) Newman's Idea of a University.
(b) Oxford Book of English Verse.
(c) Vulgate Latin Bible.
(d) Pepys' Diary.

4. What does Cecily imagine Helene to look like?
(a) Young and sophisticated.
(b) Very stylish.
(c) Matronly.
(d) Studious.

5. Where does Helene think the first edition Frank sent her in 1950 belongs?
(a) The garbage.
(b) A museum.
(c) The Library of Congress.
(d) A library in an English estate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the first letter Helene receives from Marks & Co. signed?

3. What kind of England does Helene dream of finding?

4. Where would Helene have to shop for books in New York City if she didn't have Marks & Co. sending them to her door?

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

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