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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helene's friend Maxine visits London and thinks Marks & Co. is right out of __________________.
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Austen.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Bronte.

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

3. What does Frank's wife Nora reveal she has used the tins of dried eggs to trade for?
(a) Money.
(b) Meat.
(c) Nylons.
(d) Medicine.

4. How much does Helene make as a script writer?
(a) $20 per week.
(b) $400 per week.
(c) $200 per week.
(d) $40 per week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cecily sends Helene photos that show her husband is what?

2. Who made the gift the booksellers sent to Helene for Christmas 1951?

3. Cecily Farr asks Helene to keep her letter a secret from whom?

4. What does Megan Wells hope for in her April 1951 letter to Helene?

5. What is the complete name of the anthology Helene requests Frank send her in late 1950?

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