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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose memoirs does Frank send Helene in 1961, saying her credit is always good with Marks & Co.?
(a) Duke Wellington.
(b) Duke de Somerville.
(c) Duke of Normandy.
(d) Duke de Saint-Simon.

2. What was the cause of Frank's death?
(a) Colon cancer.
(b) Peritonitis after a ruptured appendix.
(c) Multiple injuries from a car accident.
(d) Massive heart attack.

3. How does Helene feel about the first edition that Frank sends in 1950?
(a) Sad.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Gulity.
(d) Disappointed.

4. How many eggs per month are Londoners rationed per person in 1949?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

5. What kind of England does Helene dream of finding?
(a) One from history books.
(b) One from old war movies.
(c) One found in the letters.
(d) One from English literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of books had Helene told Frank she was buying more of in 1969?

2. Helene requests books on behalf of a friend to complete his set of ____________.

3. What does Nora hope Helene can come to England for?

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

5. What term does Helene hope doesn't mean the same thing in England as it does in America?

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