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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How much does Helene make as a script writer?
(a) $200 per week.
(b) $400 per week.
(c) $40 per week.
(d) $20 per week.

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

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

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

8. What does Bill Humphries offer to Helene in his April 1951 letter?
(a) To send her free books.
(b) To visit her in America.
(c) To send her anything from London.
(d) To stay with his family in London.

9. What is the consensus of the rest of the "inmates" at Marks & Co. on the vote Helene asked Frank to take?
(a) Send her the Dictionary to the Vulgate.
(b) Cecily will go to America.
(c) Send fresh eggs.
(d) Helene should stay with Frank's family.

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

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

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

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

14. How does Marks & Co. send books to Helene?
(a) Special courier.
(b) Book Post.
(c) FedEx.
(d) UPS.

15. What novel does Helene finally read and love?
(a) Wuthering Heights.
(b) Little Women.
(c) Middlemarch.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of essays does Frank let Helene know he is sending her in February 1951?

2. What does Helene request that Frank ask the other employees to vote on in October 1951?

3. What does the TV producer offer Helene to write for television?

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

5. What does Frank's wife Nora reveal she has used the tins of dried eggs to trade for?

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