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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Cornell.

2. What phrase from the Marks & Co.'s advertisement scares Helene?
(a) Rare and special.
(b) Aquarian booksellers.
(c) Antiquarian booksellers.
(d) Expensive antiques.

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

4. Helene describes herself to Cecily as being about as smart looking as a________________.
(a) Janitor.
(b) Broadway panhandler.
(c) Distinguished professor.
(d) Studious librarian.

5. What does Marks & Co. specialize in?
(a) Rare collectors' editions.
(b) Paperbacks.
(c) Out-of-print books.
(d) Latest edition bestsellers.

6. Helene specifically says she does not want any love poems from whom?
(a) Dickenson or Frost.
(b) Shakespeare or Wadsworth.
(c) Keats or Shelley.
(d) Wyatt or Jonson.

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

8. Helene is afraid the Easter Bunny will find that Frank has died of ____________.
(a) Boredom.
(b) Gluttony.
(c) Inertia.
(d) Greed.

9. How much is Helene willing to spend on each book from Marks & Co.?
(a) $10.00.
(b) $50.00.
(c) $100.00.
(d) $5.00.

10. Cecily Farr asks Helene to keep her letter a secret from whom?
(a) The rest of the staff.
(b) Mr. Marks.
(c) Mr. Cohen.
(d) Frank.

11. How much is the first edition book Frank offers to send Helene in the fall of 1950?
(a) $6.00.
(b) $10.00.
(c) $4.00.
(d) $2.00.

12. What does Helene do when she received the first edition from Frank in 1950?
(a) She is disappointed in the quality.
(b) She decides it is too expensive.
(c) She gives it as a gift.
(d) She leaves it out on a table to look at all day.

13. Cecily sends Helene photos that show her husband is what?
(a) In a wheelchair.
(b) In France.
(c) In prison.
(d) In the RAF.

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

15. What was the name of the professor who first got Helene interested in books?
(a) Captain Quillen.
(b) Quentin Conch.
(c) Quiller-Couch.
(d) Couch Quinery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?

2. When does Frank sign his first letter to Helene with his full name instead of initials?

3. Cecily's first letter to Helene describes Frank as being ___________.

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the Christian relatives Helene describes when explaining her views on the Latin Bible?

5. How does Frank sign off in most his letters to Helene?

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