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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says they will gladly put up Helene when she visits England if they are still alive?

2. What does Bill Humphries offer to Helene in his April 1951 letter?

3. What does Helene send in her Easter package of 1951?

4. What does Nora hope Helene can come to England for?

5. What does Helene request that Frank ask the other employees to vote on in October 1951?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is the exchange of letters a small documentary of events in American and British popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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