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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How does Frank sign off in most his letters to Helene?
(a) Sincerely.
(b) Yours faithfully.
(c) Regards.
(d) With highest regard.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?

2. Helene describes herself to Cecily as being about as smart looking as a________________.

3. What does Helene do for a living?

4. What month and year does Helene start her correspondence with Marks & Co.?

5. What type of place does Helene live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Helene lose her job as a TV script writer?

2. What is Helene doing for a living in 1964?

3. What does Helene complain about in her letter to Frank in January 1958?

4. Why does Cecily write to tell Helene that no Christmas package will be necessary in 1953?

5. Why does Helene joke with Frank about the British occupation of New York from 1776 through 1783?

6. What prompts Frank's wife Nora to write Helene for the first time?

7. Why does Cecily request that Helene save any travel plans to England until 1955?

8. What is the tone of the note Helene sends with her Easter gift to Mark & Co?

9. What information does Frank's wife Nora share in her first letter to Helene?

10. Why is Helene so thrilled to receive Walton's Lives from Frank in 1952?

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