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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Helene's friend Brian go to get a money order to send to London?
(a) Rockefeller Plaza.
(b) 17th Street.
(c) 42nd Street.
(d) Times Square.

2. Why does Helene spend her days wearing sweaters and wool slacks?
(a) The landlord turns the heat off during the day.
(b) Her classroom is drafty.
(c) Her store is rarely heated.
(d) The library is often cold.

3. What does Frank do with books that have no covers?
(a) Burns them.
(b) Sends them to an artist.
(c) Refurbishes them.
(d) Uses them for packing material.

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

5. What first edition book does Frank offer to send Helene in the fall of 1950?
(a) Oxford Book of English Verse.
(b) Pepys' Diary.
(c) Newman's Idea of a University.
(d) Vulgate Latin Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Helene expresses in 1963 that while she appreciates the latest book Frank sent, she doesn't like ___________.

2. Where did Helene see the ad for Marks & Co., prompting her to write them?

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

4. What does Helene do for a living?

5. What had Helene discovered makes the perfect page cutter?

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