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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Olwyn Hughes gave Anne Stevenson whose account that was unflattering to Sylvia to review in Part Two: Chapter I?
(a) Elizabeth Sigmund's.
(b) Clarissa Roche's.
(c) Dido Merwin's.
(d) Ted Hughes'.

2. To A. Alvarez, Anne Stevenson was a minor writer writing about a major writer and thus there was natural ____________.
(a) Cautiousness.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Envy.
(d) Jealousy.

3. At what meeting had Anne Stevenson appeared to speak in Part Two: Chapter I?
(a) A town hall meeting.
(b) The University Women's Club.
(c) The Girl Scouts.
(d) The 4H Club.

4. What did Ted Hughes called Alvarez' assertion that there was a professional jealousy between him and Sylvia?
(a) Absurd.
(b) Accurate.
(c) Unfounded.
(d) Partially true.

5. Janet Malcolm wrote to Olwyn Hughes in an effort to get an interview with whom in Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) Assia Wevill.
(b) A. Alvarez.
(c) Anne Stevenson.
(d) Ted Hughes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages did the manuscript which Anne Stevenson wrote for Penguin Books contain?

2. In their interview in Part Two: Chapter I, Anne Stevenson told Malcolm of the hurt she felt when a critic had accused her of ___________.

3. What university did Sylvia Plath attend in England?

4. When did Ted Hughes die?

5. Where did Janet Malcolm travel to meet with Anne Stevenson in Part Two: Chapter I?

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