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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Helene apologizes on behalf of America for letting England _____________.
(a) Disappear.
(b) Freeze.
(c) Starve.
(d) Decay.

2. What does Bill Humphries do for Marks & Co.?
(a) Buyer.
(b) Assistant.
(c) Bookkeeper.
(d) Cataloguer.

3. Which of the following employees of Marks & Co. was the first to write immediately to thank Helene for her 1951 Easter package?
(a) Megan.
(b) Frank.
(c) Bill.
(d) Cecily.

4. What does Marks & Co. apologize to Helene for in the November 26, 1949 letter?
(a) The long silence between letters.
(b) The poor condition of the books.
(c) The Latin Bible.
(d) The incorrect billing amount.

5. What essays did Marks & Co. tell Helene would be difficult to find in her first letter from the booksellers?
(a) Virginibus Puerisque.
(b) Selected Essays of Stevenson.
(c) Leigh Hunt essays.
(d) Hazlitt essays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Helene tell Frank she is terribly disappointed with in her October 1951 letter?

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

3. Why does Helene spend her days wearing sweaters and wool slacks?

4. When does Frank sign his first letter to Helene with his full name instead of initials?

5. Where had Frank been to buy books in the spring of 1951?

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