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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. Why does Helene fear her library card will be revoked?
(a) For not returning books on time.
(b) For not checking books out.
(c) For being too demanding of the librarians.
(d) For writing in the library books.

2. Where would Helene have to shop for books in New York City if she didn't have Marks & Co. sending them to her door?
(a) 17th Street.
(b) Rockefeller Center.
(c) Soho.
(d) Times Square.

3. Where did Helene see the ad for Marks & Co., prompting her to write them?
(a) Bookpress Monthly.
(b) Saturday Review of Literature.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Barnes & Noble.

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

5. Helene says that from where she sits, London is a lot closer than _____________.
(a) 17th Street.
(b) Soho.
(c) Rockefeller Plaza.
(d) Times Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the complete name of the anthology Helene requests Frank send her in late 1950?

2. Helene is afraid the Easter Bunny will find that Frank has died of ____________.

3. Cecily Farr asks Helene to keep her letter a secret from whom?

4. What does Marks & Co. apologize to Helene for in the November 26, 1949 letter?

5. How much is Helene willing to spend on each book from Marks & Co.?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of books of poems does Helene request from Marks & Co. in her March 25, 1950 letter?

3. Why does Helene lose her job as a TV script writer?

4. How does Helene describe herself in her letter to Cecily?

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

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

7. Why does Helene inquire about the rations in London in a letter to Marks & Co?

8. What is Helene doing for a living in 1964?

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

10. Why does Cecily write to tell Helene that no Christmas package will be necessary in 1953?

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