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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. Anne Stevenson sent a completed draft of her story for Penguin Books to whom for his comments?
(a) Dr. Horder.
(b) W. B. Yeats.
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) A. Alvarez.

2. When did Ted Hughes die?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1997.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1998.

3. In their interview in Part Two: Chapter I, Anne Stevenson told Malcolm of the hurt she felt when a critic had accused her of ___________.
(a) Telling lies.
(b) Secretly hating Plath.
(c) Leaving out details.
(d) Being envious of Plath's talent.

4. Alvarez responded to Ted Hughes in letters that his work was honest and not one of _____________.
(a) Sensationalism.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Lies.
(d) Evil motivation.

5. Where did Janet Malcolm travel to meet with Anne Stevenson in Part Two: Chapter I?
(a) Shirebrook, England.
(b) Helmsley, England.
(c) Durham, England.
(d) Beaconsfield, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. A. Alvarez claimed that Olwyn and Ted Hughes probably chose Anne Stevenson to write a biography on Sylvia because they could ______________.

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

3. A. Alvarez claimed to have thought that Bitter Fame was an example of ___________.

4. In a letter from Ted Hughes, Alvarez was excoriated for publicly airing the details of what event in his memoirs?

5. Anne Stevenson explained in Part Two: Chapter I that she had been commissioned to write a story about Sylvia Plath in a series for Penguin Books called __________.

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