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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What first edition book does Frank offer to send Helene in the fall of 1950?

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

3. Why does Helene's October 15, 1950 letter to Frank chastise him?

4. Who does Helene say she is in her first letter to Marks & Co.?

5. Which of the following in NOT one of the bibles Marks & Co. offered Helene in place of the Bible she requested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the staff of Marks & Co. do with the 1951 Christmas package Helene sends?

2. What terms does Helene play "girl etymologist" for Maxine, and explain?

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

4. Why does Nora wish she and Frank owned their own bookshop?

5. What mistake is Helene afraid she made by sending a ham in her Christmas package to Marks & Co.?

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

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

8. What does Helene apologize about in her letter to Cecily?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are Frank and Helene opposites or just two sides of the same coin? Explain your answer using specific events in the book to compare/contrast Frank and Helene.

Essay Topic 2

Helene borders on rudeness in some of her exchanges with Frank. What do you think she intends to convey with this tone? Do you think Frank is ever offended by Helene's letter? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the purpose is of including Maxine's letters in the book? What context and insight do they give to the storyline?

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