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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 tells Maxine in her February 1952 letter that she may not have the __________ to visit Marks & Co. someday.
(a) Money.
(b) Time.
(c) Desire.
(d) Nerve.

2. Where did Helene see the ad for Marks & Co., prompting her to write them?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Barnes & Noble.
(c) Saturday Review of Literature.
(d) Bookpress Monthly.

3. What does Helene tell Frank she does with the books she no longer wants?
(a) Gives them to friends.
(b) Leaves them on a park bench.
(c) Throws them away.
(d) Donates them to a library.

4. What first edition book does Frank offer to send Helene in the fall of 1950?
(a) Oxford Book of English Verse.
(b) Vulgate Latin Bible.
(c) Newman's Idea of a University.
(d) Pepys' Diary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene request that Frank ask the other employees to vote on in October 1951?

2. What did Helene's salary get raised to in 1952?

3. What kind of England does Helene dream of finding?

4. How much is Helene willing to spend on each book from Marks & Co.?

5. What does Helene joke that the proprietors of Marks & Co. should inform the Church of England about?

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