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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 began a lecture describing how her and Sylvia's background as well as ideology were similar, and they had both married _________.
(a) Englishmen.
(b) Hastily.
(c) Adulterers.
(d) Incorrectly.

2. Who prescribed antidepressants for Plath a few days before her death?
(a) Dr. Horder.
(b) Dr. Holiday.
(c) Dr. Hefner.
(d) Dr. Hollingsworth.

3. Dealing with Olwyn for three years, Malcolm saw none of the expected ________ in her character?
(a) Narcissism.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Kindness.

4. How many words did Ted Hughes cut from Linda Wagner-Martin's manuscript?
(a) 1,800.
(b) 11,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 3,700.

5. Who applauded Wagner-Martin for not caving to the demands of the "evil" sister as Anne Stevenson had done?
(a) Ronald Hayman.
(b) A. Alvarez.
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) Anne Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Ronald Hayman born?

3. What book did A. Alvarez write on the subject of divorce?

4. 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 __________.

5. Linda Wagner-Martin wrote a biography of Sylvia Plath. Upon what did her relationship with the Hughes family deteriorate in Part One: Chapter IV?

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