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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 is afraid the Easter Bunny will find that Frank has died of ____________.
(a) Inertia.
(b) Greed.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Boredom.

2. How does Helene feel about the first edition that Frank sends in 1950?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Gulity.
(c) Sad.
(d) Disappointed.

3. 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) Rockefeller Center.
(b) Soho.
(c) 17th Street.
(d) Times Square.

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

5. What street in London does Helene tell Cecily she is longing to walk down?
(a) Wimpole Street.
(b) Westminster Street.
(c) Buckingham Street.
(d) Berkeley Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of the first books that Helene receives from Marks & co. is she afraid to handle?

2. What did Cecily's children enjoy most from Helene's Easter package?

3. Helene describes herself to Cecily as being about as smart looking as a________________.

4. Why does Helene spend her days wearing sweaters and wool slacks?

5. How many eggs per month are Londoners rationed per person in 1949?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helene chastise Frank for in September of 1952?

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

3. What does Helene think of the first books she receives from Marks & Co. versus the books she buys in America?

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

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

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

7. What is Helene's response to Frank inquiring if she would like a first edition of Newman's Idea of a University?

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

9. What doesn't Helene like about the New Testaments sent to her by Marks & Co?

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

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