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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helene apologizes on behalf of America for letting England _____________.
(a) Disappear.
(b) Starve.
(c) Freeze.
(d) Decay.

2. What impressed Helene about the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) The inscription.
(b) Gold letters on the cover.
(c) Rare poems.
(d) Pages edged in gold.

3. Helene's friend Maxine visits London and thinks Marks & Co. is right out of __________________.
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Austen.
(c) Bronte.
(d) Dickens.

4. What new things does Helene ask to be sent to her in her November 2, 1951 letter?
(a) Hard-cover vocal scores.
(b) Sheet music.
(c) Hard-cover first editions.
(d) Playbills.

5. Where had Frank been to buy books in the spring of 1951?
(a) Country estates.
(b) Wales.
(c) Library sales.
(d) America.

6. What is the name of Frank and Nora's oldest daughter?
(a) Kate.
(b) Janet.
(c) Mary.
(d) Sheila.

7. What dental work does Helene have to have done in the fall of 1952?
(a) Her teeth capped.
(b) Gum surgery.
(c) A root canal.
(d) Her wisdom teeth removed.

8. What day did Helene receive the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Cecily's birthday.

9. What company sponsors the TV series Helene is writing for?
(a) Peter Pan Peanut Butter.
(b) Bayuk Cigars.
(c) Bazooka Bubblegum.
(d) Pall Mall Cigarettes.

10. What does Helene relay to Maxine that her mother is sending her?
(a) Money.
(b) Mayonnaise.
(c) Nylons.
(d) Nestle bars.

11. What kind of place does Maxine find to stay during her visit to London?
(a) Hotel.
(b) Boarding house.
(c) Hostel.
(d) Bed-sitter.

12. What does Helene love to find in secondhand books?
(a) Love letters.
(b) Bookmarks.
(c) Grocery lists.
(d) Inscriptions.

13. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Helene wants Maxine to write her about?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) Inns of the Court.
(c) The tube.
(d) Globe Theater.

14. Which of the following employees of Marks & Co. was the first to write immediately to thank Helene for her 1951 Easter package?
(a) Frank.
(b) Cecily.
(c) Megan.
(d) Bill.

15. What does Helene's English friend tell her the powdered eggs in England taste like?
(a) Paper.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Glue.
(d) Real eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene threaten to do with the ripped pages of the book she is terribly disappointed by in her October 1951 letter?

2. Helene says after she visits England, America will have to apologize for her _____________.

3. What is the consensus of the rest of the "inmates" at Marks & Co. on the vote Helene asked Frank to take?

4. What year was the Walton's Lives published that Frank sends to Helene in March 1952?

5. Who says they will gladly put up Helene when she visits England if they are still alive?

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