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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the professor teach who first got Helene interested in good literature?
2. What part of the first books that Helene receives from Marks & co. is she afraid to handle?
3. In what form would Marks & Co. prefer to receive payment from Helene?
4. Where would Helene have to shop for books in New York City if she didn't have Marks & Co. sending them to her door?
5. Helene specifically says she does not want any love poems from whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Cecily write to tell Helene that no Christmas package will be necessary in 1953?
2. Why doesn't Helene hear from Frank the first two months of 1958?
3. What does the staff of Marks & Co. send to Helene to thank her for her generosity?
4. Why won't Helene send her payments in money orders instead of cash as the booksellers have requested?
5. Why is Helene concerned that Frank may be ripping pages out of books?
6. What information does Frank's wife Nora share in her first letter to Helene?
7. Why does Helene joke with Frank about the British occupation of New York from 1776 through 1783?
8. Why does Helene lose her job as a TV script writer?
9. What news about Cecily does Nora share with Helene?
10. What does Helene explain to Frank is her reason that she doesn't care for fiction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how connections are made in the age of technology versus the age of letters. How has communication changed significantly over the last two decades? Do you think connections like Frank and Helene's are more or less prevalent in the age of technology? Explain your responses using examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
What do you think the purpose is of including Maxine's letters in the book? What context and insight do they give to the storyline?
Essay Topic 3
From a literary standpoint, how does Frank serves as a foil to Helene's razor sharp wit?
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