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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. How much meat does Helene discover the Londoners are rationed per family in 1949?
(a) One chicken per month.
(b) Two ounces per week.
(c) Two 4 ounce steaks per month.
(d) Three ounces per week.

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

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

6. When does Frank sign his first letter to Helene with his full name instead of initials?
(a) March 1950.
(b) January 1950.
(c) November 1949.
(d) December 1949.

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

8. What does Helene joke that the proprietors of Marks & Co. should inform the Church of England about?
(a) How vulgar they are.
(b) How many Christian relatives Helene has.
(c) How badly they treat Jews.
(d) How badly they translated the Latin Bible.

9. How does Frank sign off in most his letters to Helene?
(a) Regards.
(b) Yours faithfully.
(c) Sincerely.
(d) With highest regard.

10. How is the first letter Helene receives from Marks & Co. signed?
(a) FFD.
(b) FDR.
(c) FRD.
(d) FPD.

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

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

13. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?
(a) Six months.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Five months.
(d) Eight months.

14. What street does Helene live on in New York City?
(a) Broadway.
(b) East 95th Street.
(c) Charing Cross Road.
(d) West 42nd Street.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of the first books that Helene receives from Marks & co. is she afraid to handle?

3. What first edition book does Frank offer to send Helene in the fall of 1950?

4. How does Helene feel about the first edition that Frank sends in 1950?

5. What street in London does Helene tell Cecily she is longing to walk down?

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