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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 dental work does Helene have to have done in the fall of 1952?
(a) Gum surgery.
(b) A root canal.
(c) Her wisdom teeth removed.
(d) Her teeth capped.

2. What does Helene spill on one of the dollar bills she sends to England in November 1951?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Red wine.
(c) Red nail polish.
(d) Gin.

3. Cruikshank, Rackham and Spy are all English ______________.
(a) Illustrators.
(b) Cities.
(c) Authors.
(d) Roads.

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

5. How much meat does Helene discover the Londoners are rationed per family in 1949?
(a) One chicken per month.
(b) Three ounces per week.
(c) Two 4 ounce steaks per month.
(d) Two ounces per week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene joke that she financed for her dentist in her September 1952 letter?

2. What does Helene send in her Christmas package to Marks & Co?

3. Where did Helene's friend Brian go to get a money order to send to London?

4. Who is said to have seen the prophet Ezekiel in the introduction to the book of poetry that Helene gets as a Christmas gift in 1959?

5. What does Helene promise to give to Sheila and Mary's children?

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