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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. After receiving the Bibles, what book does Helene request next from Marks & Co.?
(a) Greek Myths.
(b) Imaginary Conversations.
(c) Alice in Wonderland.
(d) Aesop's Tales.

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

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

7. What does Cecily imagine Helene to look like?
(a) Very stylish.
(b) Studious.
(c) Young and sophisticated.
(d) Matronly.

8. Who does Cecily tell Helene that she is going on vacation with?
(a) Megan Wells.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Frank Doel.
(d) Ben Marks.

9. 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) Three ounces per week.
(d) Two 4 ounce steaks per month.

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

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

12. Whose diary does Helene request Frank send her to help her through the long winter evenings?
(a) Cecily's.
(b) Frank's.
(c) Sam Pepys'.
(d) Anne Frank's.

13. What does Helene do for a living?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Shop girl.
(d) Librarian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frank do with books that have no covers?

2. What does Marks & Co. apologize to Helene for in the November 26, 1949 letter?

3. What did Cecily's children enjoy most from Helene's Easter package?

4. Cecily's letter says that Mr. Martin thinks Helene has _____________.

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

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