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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 did Helene send in her Christmas 1951 package to Marks & Co. along with two boxes of eggs?
(a) Tins of tongue.
(b) Rack of lamb.
(c) Whole turkey.
(d) Tins of chocolate.

2. Why does Helene spend her days wearing sweaters and wool slacks?
(a) Her classroom is drafty.
(b) The landlord turns the heat off during the day.
(c) Her store is rarely heated.
(d) The library is often cold.

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

4. What does Frank do with books that have no covers?
(a) Uses them for packing material.
(b) Sends them to an artist.
(c) Refurbishes them.
(d) Burns them.

5. What does Nora hope Helene can come to England for?
(a) The summer.
(b) The Coronation.
(c) A week at the beach.
(d) A book festival.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Helene make as a script writer?

2. How much meat does Helene discover the Londoners are rationed per family in 1949?

3. Cecily's first letter to Helene describes Frank as being ___________.

4. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?

5. What essays did Marks & Co. tell Helene would be difficult to find in her first letter from the booksellers?

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