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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What reprinting of letters, in which Sylvia wrote to her mother and which displayed her nice daughter side, was published by Plath's mother?
(a) A Daughter Far Away.
(b) Letters Home.
(c) A Loving Correspondence.
(d) Love, Sylvia.

4. In 1952, William Stanley Merwin's first book of poetry was published under what title?
(a) A Coat for Jamal.
(b) A Hat for Harrold.
(c) A Mask for Janus.
(d) Glasses for Peter.

5. What literary genre emphasizes the intimate, and sometimes unflattering, information about details of the poet's personal life, such as in poems about mental illness, sexuality, and despondence?
(a) Sinful poetry.
(b) Truthful poetry.
(c) Realistic poetry.
(d) Confessional poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what meeting had Anne Stevenson appeared to speak in Part Two: Chapter I?

2. Dealing with Olwyn for three years, Malcolm saw none of the expected ________ in her character?

3. Anne Stevenson left her second husband and children to go off with what poet?

4. When was Anne Stevenson's book Living in America: Poems published?

5. When was Anne Stevenson born?

(see the answer key)

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