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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 does Helene send in her Christmas package to Marks & Co?
(a) A dozen eggs.
(b) Sweaters and scarves.
(c) A six pound ham.
(d) Six steaks.

2. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?
(a) Five months.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Six months.

3. What type of place does Helene live in?
(a) A two-story boarding house.
(b) A fifty-story high-rise.
(c) A five-room house.
(d) A five-story brownstone.

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

5. Where did Helene's friend Brian go to get a money order to send to London?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Rockefeller Plaza.
(c) 17th Street.
(d) 42nd Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is the Volume II of the Works and Life of Sir Walter Savage Landor that is sent to Helene published?

2. Cecily's first letter to Helene describes Frank as being ___________.

3. Who does Cecily tell Helene that she is going on vacation with?

4. Why does Helene fear her library card will be revoked?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who writes Helene to thank her for the 1951 Easter package?

2. Why does Cecily request that Helene save any travel plans to England until 1955?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Frank credit the increase in tourism to in 1965?

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