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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helene specifically says she does not want any love poems from whom?
(a) Dickenson or Frost.
(b) Keats or Shelley.
(c) Shakespeare or Wadsworth.
(d) Wyatt or Jonson.

2. Cecily's letter says that Mr. Martin thinks Helene has _____________.
(a) Mental instability.
(b) A wonderful sense of humor.
(c) A mean streak.
(d) Odd taste in literature.

3. What was the name of the professor who first got Helene interested in books?
(a) Quiller-Couch.
(b) Quentin Conch.
(c) Captain Quillen.
(d) Couch Quinery.

4. Cecily invites Helene to stay with her parents where?
(a) Middlesex.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Tuscany.
(d) London.

5. Why does Helene spend her days wearing sweaters and wool slacks?
(a) The library is often cold.
(b) Her store is rarely heated.
(c) Her classroom is drafty.
(d) The landlord turns the heat off during the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Helene say she is in her first letter to Marks & Co.?

2. What does Frank do with books that have no covers?

3. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?

4. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?

5. What term does Helene hope doesn't mean the same thing in England as it does in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Helene concerned that Frank may be ripping pages out of books?

2. Why does Helene Hanff write the first letter to the proprietors of the Marks & Co. bookstore in London, England?

3. What terms does Helene play "girl etymologist" for Maxine, and explain?

4. Why does Cecily invite Helene to visit England?

5. Where does Helene get her books during the long silence from Mark & Co at the beginning of 1950?

6. What does the staff of Marks & Co. send to Helene to thank her for her generosity?

7. What is the tone of Helene's reply to Maxine's letter describing Marks & Co.?

8. What does Helene tell Cecily is her reason for loving books?

9. How does Helene respond when Cecily expresses concern for how much Helene spends on the care packages she sends?

10. What is written in the first letter Helene receives from Marks & Co. bookstore?

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