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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 send in her Christmas package to Marks & Co?
(a) A dozen eggs.
(b) Sweaters and scarves.
(c) A six pound ham.
(d) Six steaks.

2. What anthology does Helene request Frank send her in late 1950?
(a) Quiller-Couch.
(b) Queendon.
(c) Quentin-Conch.
(d) Cruthinson-Que.

3. Who helps Helene translate British pounds into American dollars?
(a) Her British niece.
(b) Her niece's boyfriend.
(c) Her neighbor's boyfriend.
(d) Her British neighbor.

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

5. Why does Helene spend her days wearing sweaters and wool slacks?
(a) The library is often cold.
(b) The landlord turns the heat off during the day.
(c) Her store is rarely heated.
(d) Her classroom is drafty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Helene say she is in her first letter to Marks & Co.?

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

4. What essays did Marks & Co. tell Helene would be difficult to find in her first letter from the booksellers?

5. What is the long length of time that passes between letters from Marks & Co. in 1950?

Short Essay Questions

1. What doesn't Helene like about the New Testaments sent to her by Marks & Co?

2. What does Helene apologize to the London booksellers for on behalf of America?

3. What kind of books of poems does Helene request from Marks & Co. in her March 25, 1950 letter?

4. Why is Sheila going to say a "jolly good prayer" for Helene?

5. How does Helene respond when Cecily expresses concern for how much Helene spends on the care packages she sends?

6. What is written in the first letter Helene receives from Marks & Co. bookstore?

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

8. Why won't Helene send her payments in money orders instead of cash as the booksellers have requested?

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

10. What news about Cecily does Nora share with Helene?

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