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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Frank report to Helene has been taken to live in a home in the spring of 1956?
(a) Cecily Farr.
(b) Mrs. Boulton.
(c) George Martin.
(d) Bill Humphries.

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

3. What does Nora wish they owned in her May 1958 letter to Helene?
(a) Bookshop.
(b) House.
(c) Dog.
(d) Car.

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

5. What did Cecily's children enjoy most from Helene's Easter package?
(a) Toys.
(b) Raisins and eggs.
(c) Coconut.
(d) Chocolate candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Helene wish her English friends had inscribed the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?

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

3. How much meat does Helene discover the Londoners are rationed per family in 1949?

4. What does the TV producer offer Helene to write for television?

5. Which of the following will NOT be in the nightmares Helene jokes she will have after reading the Giant Modern Library book?

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