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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Helene's October 15, 1950 letter to Frank chastise him?
(a) For using poor grammar.
(b) For using crumpled book pages as packing material.
(c) For not having love poems.
(d) For sending the wrong books.

2. How much is the first edition book Frank offers to send Helene in the fall of 1950?
(a) $6.00.
(b) $4.00.
(c) $2.00.
(d) $10.00.

3. Helene describes herself to Cecily as being about as smart looking as a________________.
(a) Distinguished professor.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Studious librarian.
(d) Broadway panhandler.

4. What was the name of the professor who first got Helene interested in books?
(a) Quentin Conch.
(b) Captain Quillen.
(c) Quiller-Couch.
(d) Couch Quinery.

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

6. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Seven months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five months.

7. What term does Helene hope doesn't mean the same thing in England as it does in America?
(a) Mistress.
(b) Pound.
(c) None is correct.
(d) Madam.

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

9. What year is the Volume II of the Works and Life of Sir Walter Savage Landor that is sent to Helene published?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1893.

10. Which of the following is NOT one of the Christian relatives Helene describes when explaining her views on the Latin Bible?
(a) Baptist mother.
(b) Methodist sister-in-law.
(c) Presbyterian cousins.
(d) Catholic sister-in-law.

11. What does Marks & Co. specialize in?
(a) Paperbacks.
(b) Out-of-print books.
(c) Latest edition bestsellers.
(d) Rare collectors' editions.

12. How much is Helene willing to spend on each book from Marks & Co.?
(a) $5.00.
(b) $100.00.
(c) $10.00.
(d) $50.00.

13. How does Helene feel about the first edition that Frank sends in 1950?
(a) Sad.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Gulity.

14. Cecily's first letter to Helene describes Frank as being ___________.
(a) Quite nice looking.
(b) An older gentleman.
(c) Single.
(d) Stuffy.

15. Helene says that from where she sits, London is a lot closer than _____________.
(a) Soho.
(b) Rockefeller Plaza.
(c) Times Square.
(d) 17th Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Helene see the ad for Marks & Co., prompting her to write them?

2. Cecily Farr asks Helene to keep her letter a secret from whom?

3. What does Helene do when she received the first edition from Frank in 1950?

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

5. What first edition book does Frank offer to send Helene in the fall of 1950?

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