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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Letters, 1951 - 1953.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cecily's letter says that Mr. Martin thinks Helene has _____________.
(a) Odd taste in literature.
(b) A mean streak.
(c) A wonderful sense of humor.
(d) Mental instability.

2. How long does it take Helene to get a reply from Marks & Co. to her first letter?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six weeks.

3. Helene is afraid the Easter Bunny will find that Frank has died of ____________.
(a) Boredom.
(b) Inertia.
(c) Gluttony.
(d) Greed.

4. In what form would Marks & Co. prefer to receive payment from Helene?
(a) Cash.
(b) Personal check.
(c) Postal money order.
(d) Credit card.

5. Helene's friend Maxine visits London and thinks Marks & Co. is right out of __________________.
(a) Dickens.
(b) Bronte.
(c) Austen.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helene joke that the proprietors of Marks & Co. should inform the Church of England about?

2. What does Frank buy in the summer of 1952?

3. Where does Helene wish her English friends had inscribed the gift book of poetry from Marks & Co.?

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

5. What does Cecily imagine Helene to look like?

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