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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1949 - 1950.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month and year does Helene start her correspondence with Marks & Co.?
(a) October, 1949.
(b) June, 1950.
(c) May, 1949.
(d) September, 1950.

2. What did Cecily's children enjoy most from Helene's Easter package?
(a) Coconut.
(b) Chocolate candy.
(c) Toys.
(d) Raisins and eggs.

3. What street does Helene live on in New York City?
(a) East 95th Street.
(b) West 42nd Street.
(c) Charing Cross Road.
(d) Broadway.

4. Cecily invites Helene to stay with her parents where?
(a) Middlesex.
(b) Tuscany.
(c) Manchester.
(d) London.

5. What does Helene joke that the proprietors of Marks & Co. should inform the Church of England about?
(a) How vulgar they are.
(b) How many Christian relatives Helene has.
(c) How badly they translated the Latin Bible.
(d) How badly they treat Jews.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what form would Marks & Co. prefer to receive payment from Helene?

2. Whose diary does Helene request Frank send her to help her through the long winter evenings?

3. What phrase from the Marks & Co.'s advertisement scares Helene?

4. What is the complete name of the anthology Helene requests Frank send her in late 1950?

5. What kind of books does Helene's friend Brian buy for a living?

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