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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cecily sends Helene photos that show her husband is what?
(a) In prison.
(b) In France.
(c) In a wheelchair.
(d) In the RAF.

2. 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) Stiff cardboardy covers.
(d) Dead-white pages.

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

4. What year was the Walton's Lives published that Frank sends to Helene in March 1952?
(a) 1778.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1840.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marks & Co. specialize in?

2. Why does Helene spend her days wearing sweaters and wool slacks?

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

4. What type of place does Helene live in?

5. What year is the Volume II of the Works and Life of Sir Walter Savage Landor that is sent to Helene published?

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