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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Helene evicted from her apartment in 1957?
(a) Building renovations.
(b) Books stacked in the hallway.
(c) Loud parties.
(d) Unpaid rent.

2. What does Marks & Co. apologize to Helene for in the November 26, 1949 letter?
(a) The incorrect billing amount.
(b) The Latin Bible.
(c) The poor condition of the books.
(d) The long silence between letters.

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

4. Frank sends Helene a modern version of ___________ in 1963.
(a) Socrates.
(b) Canterbury Tales.
(c) Plato.
(d) Beowulf.

5. Why does Helene's October 15, 1950 letter to Frank chastise him?
(a) For sending the wrong books.
(b) For not having love poems.
(c) For using poor grammar.
(d) For using crumpled book pages as packing material.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of books is Helene writing in 1964?

3. What does Nora tell Helene she hates doing in her May 1958 letter?

4. What does Helene do for a living?

5. Helene's friend Maxine visits London and thinks Marks & Co. is right out of __________________.

(see the answer key)

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