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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the novel The Bell Jar first published under Sylvia Plath's name?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1973.

2. Where did A. Alvarez publish the first "official" bad review of Bitter Fame?
(a) The New York Review of Books.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) Literature Weekly.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

3. Linda Wagner-Martin wrote a biography of Sylvia Plath. Upon what did her relationship with the Hughes family deteriorate in Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) Reviews of the book being published.
(b) The publishing of the book.
(c) Choosing a cover for the book.
(d) Completion of the manuscript.

4. In the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes indicated that he might be able to get his hands on what?
(a) A lost journal.
(b) Additional material.
(c) Love letters.
(d) The original manuscript.

5. Olwyn didn't write her own book because she wasn't a writer and, as Ted told her, no one would have ________.
(a) Bought the book.
(b) Understood her language.
(c) Believed her account.
(d) Been willing to publish it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ronald Hayman born?

2. When was the publication date of The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

3. Who was the consulting editor on The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

4. How old was Ted Hughes when Sylvia Plath died?

5. Who wrote the biography Bitter Fame?

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