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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Bill Humphries' great-aunt who he lives with?
(a) 75.
(b) 101.
(c) 92.
(d) 85.

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

4. How many employees are working at Marks & Co. in 1951?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

5. Helene says after she visits England, America will have to apologize for her _____________.
(a) Humor.
(b) Accent.
(c) Bumbling.
(d) Sins.

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

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

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

9. What does Frank buy in the summer of 1952?
(a) A house.
(b) A car.
(c) A plane ticket.
(d) A dog.

10. What does Bill Humphries do for Marks & Co.?
(a) Buyer.
(b) Bookkeeper.
(c) Cataloguer.
(d) Assistant.

11. Who does Frank hope will be elected in his October 1951 letter to Helene?
(a) Winston Churchill.
(b) Margaret Thatcher.
(c) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(d) Neville Chamberlain.

12. What does Helene spill on one of the dollar bills she sends to England in November 1951?
(a) Red nail polish.
(b) Gin.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Red wine.

13. What does Maxine report to Helene that the bookshelves in Marks & Co. are made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Ash.
(d) Pine.

14. Maxine thought Marks & Co. had a ____________ smell.
(a) Lovely.
(b) Foreign.
(c) Unpleasant.
(d) Ancient.

15. What is the only thing Maxine has trouble getting in London because of the rations?
(a) Nylons.
(b) Meat.
(c) Bread.
(d) Sweets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene call Frank in her February 9, 1952 letter?

2. What new things does Helene ask to be sent to her in her November 2, 1951 letter?

3. What did Helene send in her Christmas 1951 package to Marks & Co. along with two boxes of eggs?

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Helene wants Maxine to write her about?

5. Helene wonders if Frank's last name is ___________.

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