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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 does Helene threaten to do with the ripped pages of the book she is terribly disappointed by in her October 1951 letter?
(a) Mail them to Frank.
(b) Paper her walls.
(c) Wrap things in them.
(d) Burn them.

2. What month and year does Helene start her correspondence with Marks & Co.?
(a) May, 1949.
(b) October, 1949.
(c) June, 1950.
(d) September, 1950.

3. What is the consensus of the rest of the "inmates" at Marks & Co. on the vote Helene asked Frank to take?
(a) Send her the Dictionary to the Vulgate.
(b) Helene should stay with Frank's family.
(c) Cecily will go to America.
(d) Send fresh eggs.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the Christian relatives Helene describes when explaining her views on the Latin Bible?
(a) Methodist sister-in-law.
(b) Presbyterian cousins.
(c) Catholic sister-in-law.
(d) Baptist mother.

5. Cecily Farr asks Helene to keep her letter a secret from whom?
(a) Mr. Cohen.
(b) The rest of the staff.
(c) Mr. Marks.
(d) Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Helene feel about the first edition that Frank sends in 1950?

2. What recipe does Cecily send Helene in November of 1951?

3. Helene wonders if Frank's last name is ___________.

4. Why does Helene request the recipe from Cecily?

5. What does Frank's wife Nora reveal she has used the tins of dried eggs to trade for?

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