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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impressed Helene about the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) Pages edged in gold.
(b) Rare poems.
(c) The inscription.
(d) Gold letters on the cover.

2. What does Helene relay to Maxine that her mother is sending her?
(a) Money.
(b) Nestle bars.
(c) Nylons.
(d) Mayonnaise.

3. Maxine thought Marks & Co. had a ____________ smell.
(a) Unpleasant.
(b) Foreign.
(c) Ancient.
(d) Lovely.

4. Why does Helene request the recipe from Cecily?
(a) Her birthday.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Brian's birthday.

5. What does Helene promise her English friends she will try not to get on the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) Wine and crumbs.
(b) Coffee and chocolate.
(c) Tears and smears.
(d) Gin and ashes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maxine report to Helene that the bookshelves in Marks & Co. are made of?

2. What day did Helene receive the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?

3. Helene tells Maxine in her February 1952 letter that she may not have the __________ to visit Marks & Co. someday.

4. Which of the following employees of Marks & Co. was the first to write immediately to thank Helene for her 1951 Easter package?

5. What does Frank send to Helene for Christmas 1952?

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