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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Megan Wells hope for in her April 1951 letter to Helene?
(a) Helene will invite her to America.
(b) Helene will send nylons.
(c) Helene will send more eggs.
(d) Helene will visit England.

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

3. What does Frank send to Helene for Christmas 1952?
(a) Pride and Prejudice.
(b) Wuthering Heights.
(c) John Donne.
(d) The Book-Lovers' Anthology.

4. Where does Helene wish her English friends had inscribed the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) The back cover.
(b) The flyleaf.
(c) The first page.
(d) A card.

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

6. From what company does Helene order the packages that she sends to Marks & Co.?
(a) Brimley and Bircher Associates.
(b) Saks Fifth Avenue.
(c) Overseas Associates.
(d) Macys.

7. What does Helene tell Frank she does with the books she no longer wants?
(a) Gives them to friends.
(b) Leaves them on a park bench.
(c) Donates them to a library.
(d) Throws them away.

8. What year was the Walton's Lives published that Frank sends to Helene in March 1952?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1778.
(d) 1840.

9. What book does Helene tell Frank she is terribly disappointed with in her October 1951 letter?
(a) Vulgate Latin.
(b) Pepys' Diary.
(c) Elizabethan Poems.
(d) Eric Coates' London Suite.

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

11. Why does Helene request the recipe from Cecily?
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Brian's birthday.
(d) Easter.

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

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

14. What does Helene joke that she financed for her dentist in her September 1952 letter?
(a) His new house.
(b) His summer house.
(c) His Porsche.
(d) His honeymoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing Maxine has trouble getting in London because of the rations?

2. What does Bill Humphries offer to Helene in his April 1951 letter?

3. Helene tells Maxine in her February 1952 letter that she may not have the __________ to visit Marks & Co. someday.

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

5. What is Frank's concern about the gift the booksellers sent to Helene for Christmas 1951?

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