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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene promise her English friends she will try not to get on the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?

2. What did Helene send in her Christmas 1951 package to Marks & Co. along with two boxes of eggs?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the things Helene wants Maxine to write her about?

4. What does Helene threaten to do with the ripped pages of the book she is terribly disappointed by in her October 1951 letter?

5. Maxine thought Marks & Co. had a ____________ smell.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From a literary standpoint, how does Frank serves as a foil to Helene's razor sharp wit?

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 does Helene mean when she says she developed her "peculiar taste in books" from a Cambridge professor? Do you think she actually met this person in the library or "fell over" his book? Do you think she means literally "fell over" or metaphorically?

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