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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Helene relay to Maxine that her mother is sending her?
(a) Nylons.
(b) Mayonnaise.
(c) Nestle bars.
(d) Money.

2. What type of essays does Frank let Helene know he is sending her in February 1951?
(a) Seventeenth Century.
(b) Eighteenth Century.
(c) Elizabethan.
(d) Shakespearean.

3. What impressed Helene about the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?
(a) Gold letters on the cover.
(b) Pages edged in gold.
(c) Rare poems.
(d) The inscription.

4. How many eggs per month are Londoners rationed per person in 1949?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Six.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

5. Helene expresses in 1963 that while she appreciates the latest book Frank sent, she doesn't like ___________.
(a) Stories.
(b) Comics.
(c) Diaries.
(d) Novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Helene to get a reply from Marks & Co. to her first letter?

2. What does Helene spend her "England money" on in 1957?

3. What does Megan Wells hope for in her April 1951 letter to Helene?

4. Where did Helene's friend Brian go to get a money order to send to London?

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

(see the answer key)

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