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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1951 - 1953.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the only thing Maxine has trouble getting in London because of the rations?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Meat.
(c) Nylons.
(d) Bread.

2. Helene says after she visits England, America will have to apologize for her _____________.
(a) Humor.
(b) Sins.
(c) Accent.
(d) Bumbling.

3. What part of the first books that Helene receives from Marks & co. is she afraid to handle?
(a) Soft vellum and heavy cream-colored pages.
(b) Expensive wrapping.
(c) Dead-white pages.
(d) Stiff cardboardy covers.

4. What does Marks & Co. apologize to Helene for in the November 26, 1949 letter?
(a) The incorrect billing amount.
(b) The poor condition of the books.
(c) The long silence between letters.
(d) The Latin Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consensus of the rest of the "inmates" at Marks & Co. on the vote Helene asked Frank to take?

2. What does Helene send in her Easter package of 1951?

3. Maxine thought Marks & Co. had a ____________ smell.

4. What does Nora hope Helene can come to England for?

5. What does Helene spill on one of the dollar bills she sends to England in November 1951?

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