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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What anthology does Helene request Frank send her in late 1950?
(a) Cruthinson-Que.
(b) Quentin-Conch.
(c) Quiller-Couch.
(d) Queendon.

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

3. What year is the Volume II of the Works and Life of Sir Walter Savage Landor that is sent to Helene published?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1893.

4. What month and year does Helene start her correspondence with Marks & Co.?
(a) May, 1949.
(b) October, 1949.
(c) September, 1950.
(d) June, 1950.

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

6. What part of the first books that Helene receives from Marks & co. is she afraid to handle?
(a) Expensive wrapping.
(b) Dead-white pages.
(c) Stiff cardboardy covers.
(d) Soft vellum and heavy cream-colored pages.

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

8. What essays did Marks & Co. tell Helene would be difficult to find in her first letter from the booksellers?
(a) Hazlitt essays.
(b) Leigh Hunt essays.
(c) Virginibus Puerisque.
(d) Selected Essays of Stevenson.

9. Cecily's letter says that Mr. Martin thinks Helene has _____________.
(a) Odd taste in literature.
(b) Mental instability.
(c) A mean streak.
(d) A wonderful sense of humor.

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

11. What kind of books does Helene's friend Brian buy for a living?
(a) Physics.
(b) History.
(c) Rare first editions.
(d) Poetry.

12. Who helps Helene translate British pounds into American dollars?
(a) Her niece's boyfriend.
(b) Her neighbor's boyfriend.
(c) Her British neighbor.
(d) Her British niece.

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

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

15. Frank thanks Helene for her Christmas package and assures her that the items are things that ________________.
(a) The bosses enjoyed immensely.
(b) Can only be found on the black market.
(c) Bring back childhood memories.
(d) Remind him of a trip to America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose diary does Helene request Frank send her to help her through the long winter evenings?

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

3. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?

4. How much is Helene willing to spend on each book from Marks & Co.?

5. What does Helene do when she received the first edition from Frank in 1950?

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