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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Helene tells Maxine in her February 1952 letter that she may not have the __________ to visit Marks & Co. someday.
(a) Desire.
(b) Nerve.
(c) Money.
(d) Time.

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

4. What does Frank's wife Nora reveal she has used the tins of dried eggs to trade for?
(a) Nylons.
(b) Meat.
(c) Money.
(d) Medicine.

5. What does Nora hope Helene can come to England for?
(a) A book festival.
(b) The Coronation.
(c) A week at the beach.
(d) The summer.

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

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

8. What did Helene send in her Christmas 1951 package to Marks & Co. along with two boxes of eggs?
(a) Whole turkey.
(b) Rack of lamb.
(c) Tins of tongue.
(d) Tins of chocolate.

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

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

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

12. What is Frank's concern about the gift the booksellers sent to Helene for Christmas 1951?
(a) She might have to pay a duty.
(b) She might already have one.
(c) It won't fit.
(d) She won't like the color.

13. Cruikshank, Rackham and Spy are all English ______________.
(a) Illustrators.
(b) Roads.
(c) Cities.
(d) Authors.

14. What does Helene send in her Easter package of 1951?
(a) Nylons.
(b) Books of poetry.
(c) Meat.
(d) Candy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Bill Humphries' great-aunt who he lives with?

3. What does Helene spill on one of the dollar bills she sends to England in November 1951?

4. Who made the gift the booksellers sent to Helene for Christmas 1951?

5. What does Bill Humphries do for Marks & Co.?

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