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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bill Humphries do for Marks & Co.?

3. What type of essays does Frank let Helene know he is sending her in February 1951?

4. What dental work does Helene have to have done in the fall of 1952?

5. Helene wonders if Frank's last name is ___________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the love of language and the craft of writing are important to the people in the book on both sides of the Atlantic.

Essay Topic 2

Cecily and the rest of the bookstore employees are intrigued about Helene. Discuss what ideas they have about Helene and if their images of her are correct.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Helene's relationship with the bookshop employees deepens and extends to include other people over the years.

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