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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 day did Helene receive the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Cecily's birthday.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

2. In what form would Marks & Co. prefer to receive payment from Helene?
(a) Cash.
(b) Postal money order.
(c) Personal check.
(d) Credit card.

3. What does Marks & Co. specialize in?
(a) Out-of-print books.
(b) Rare collectors' editions.
(c) Paperbacks.
(d) Latest edition bestsellers.

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

5. What did Helene's salary get raised to in 1952?
(a) $250 per script.
(b) $350 per month.
(c) $300 per script.
(d) $250 per week.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose popular book of correspondence does Frank send to Helene in March 1960?

2. What does Frank's oldest daughter go to college to study to be?

3. What does Helene promise her English friends she will try not to get on the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?

4. What does Nora wish they owned in her May 1958 letter to Helene?

5. Where would Helene have to shop for books in New York City if she didn't have Marks & Co. sending them to her door?

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