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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. What first edition book does Frank offer to send Helene in the fall of 1950?
(a) Oxford Book of English Verse.
(b) Newman's Idea of a University.
(c) Pepys' Diary.
(d) Vulgate Latin Bible.

2. How long does it take Helene to get a reply from Marks & Co. to her first letter?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three weeks.

3. What does Marks & Co. specialize in?
(a) Paperbacks.
(b) Latest edition bestsellers.
(c) Out-of-print books.
(d) Rare collectors' editions.

4. What does Helene do for a living?
(a) Shop girl.
(b) Librarian.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Writer.

5. In what form would Marks & Co. prefer to receive payment from Helene?
(a) Credit card.
(b) Postal money order.
(c) Personal check.
(d) Cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene send in her Christmas package to Marks & Co?

2. What kind of books does Helene's friend Brian buy for a living?

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

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

5. What type of place does Helene live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news about Cecily does Nora share with Helene?

2. What prompts Frank's wife Nora to write Helene for the first time?

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

4. Why is Frank's passion for old books comforting to Helene?

5. What are some of the places in London that Helene tells Cecily she would like to visit?

6. Why is Helene upset about the Pepys' Diary sent to her?

7. What does Helene complain about in her letter to Frank in January 1958?

8. What information does Frank's wife Nora share in her first letter to Helene?

9. Why is Helene so thrilled to receive Walton's Lives from Frank in 1952?

10. What is the tone of the note Helene sends with her Easter gift to Mark & Co?

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