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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where would Helene have to shop for books in New York City if she didn't have Marks & Co. sending them to her door?
(a) Times Square.
(b) 17th Street.
(c) Rockefeller Center.
(d) Soho.

3. How many eggs per month are Londoners rationed per person in 1949?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Six.
(d) Twelve.

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. What term does Helene hope doesn't mean the same thing in England as it does in America?
(a) Mistress.
(b) None is correct.
(c) Pound.
(d) Madam.

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

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

11. Cecily's first letter to Helene describes Frank as being ___________.
(a) An older gentleman.
(b) Single.
(c) Quite nice looking.
(d) Stuffy.

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

13. What street in London does Helene tell Cecily she is longing to walk down?
(a) Westminster Street.
(b) Buckingham Street.
(c) Wimpole Street.
(d) Berkeley Street.

14. Cecily invites Helene to stay with her parents where?
(a) London.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Manchester.
(d) Middlesex.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what form would Marks & Co. prefer to receive payment from Helene?

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

4. Where does Helene think the first edition Frank sent her in 1950 belongs?

5. How is the first letter Helene receives from Marks & Co. signed?

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