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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. Which of the following is NOT one of the Christian relatives Helene describes when explaining her views on the Latin Bible?
2. What kind of England does Helene dream of finding?
3. What does Cecily imagine Helene to look like?
4. How much is the first edition book Frank offers to send Helene in the fall of 1950?
5. How much meat does Helene discover the Londoners are rationed per family in 1949?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who writes Helene to thank her for the 1951 Easter package?
2. How does Helene respond when Cecily expresses concern for how much Helene spends on the care packages she sends?
3. What does Helene explain to Frank is her reason that she doesn't care for fiction?
4. What news about his daughter, Sheila, does Frank share with Helene in 1963?
5. Why does Helene Hanff write the first letter to the proprietors of the Marks & Co. bookstore in London, England?
6. Why does Helene lose her job as a TV script writer?
7. Why doesn't Helene hear from Frank the first two months of 1958?
8. What shocking news does Helene receive from Marks & Co. in 1968?
9. What does Helene complain about in her letter to Frank in January 1958?
10. What does Helene mean when she says, "From where I sit, London's a lot closer than 17th Street"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the unspoken stories that lie beneath the surface of the letters, which encompass so many people over so many years.
Essay Topic 2
Helene admits to not being fond of fiction, yet in many ways these letters read like a novel. Discuss the "fictional" aspects of the letters.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how connections are made in the age of technology versus the age of letters. How has communication changed significantly over the last two decades? Do you think connections like Frank and Helene's are more or less prevalent in the age of technology? Explain your responses using examples from the book.
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