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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1953 - 1969.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What recipe does Cecily send Helene in November of 1951?
(a) Treacle tart.
(b) Christmas pudding.
(c) Yorkshire Pudding.
(d) Scones.

2. Who does Frank hope will be elected in his October 1951 letter to Helene?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Neville Chamberlain.
(c) Margaret Thatcher.
(d) Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3. Where does Helene wish her English friends had inscribed the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) The first page.
(b) The back cover.
(c) A card.
(d) The flyleaf.

4. Helene expresses in 1963 that while she appreciates the latest book Frank sent, she doesn't like ___________.
(a) Novels.
(b) Stories.
(c) Comics.
(d) Diaries.

5. Helene says that from where she sits, London is a lot closer than _____________.
(a) 17th Street.
(b) Times Square.
(c) Soho.
(d) Rockefeller Plaza.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many eggs per month are Londoners rationed per person in 1949?

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

3. What does Helene's English friend tell her the powdered eggs in England taste like?

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

5. Frank thanks Helene for her Christmas package and assures her that the items are things that ________________.

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