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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1953 - 1969.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?
(a) Cornell.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Oxford.

2. What kind of books does Helene's friend Brian buy for a living?
(a) Poetry.
(b) History.
(c) Rare first editions.
(d) Physics.

3. Where does Frank report to Helene that Megan will be moving to in 1955?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Australia.
(c) South Africa.
(d) America.

4. What is the consensus of the rest of the "inmates" at Marks & Co. on the vote Helene asked Frank to take?
(a) Cecily will go to America.
(b) Helene should stay with Frank's family.
(c) Send her the Dictionary to the Vulgate.
(d) Send fresh eggs.

5. Which of the following will NOT be in the nightmares Helene jokes she will have after reading the Giant Modern Library book?
(a) Collected.
(b) Excerpt.
(c) Abridged.
(d) Selection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Helene think the first edition Frank sent her in 1950 belongs?

2. Helene's first American history dramatization is about the British occupation of where from 1776-1783?

3. What does Helene call Frank in her February 9, 1952 letter?

4. How much did Harper's Magazine pay Helene for an article in 1961?

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

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