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

2. When was Anne Stevenson born?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1922.

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) Completion of the manuscript.
(d) Choosing a cover for the book.

4. Sylvia Plath's extremism and ________ were things that Anne Stevenson deplored.
(a) Arrogance.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Agreeability.
(d) Narcissism.

5. When was Bitter Fame published?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anne Stevenson tried to defend herself in her speech in Part Two: Chapter I by explaining that some of her work was tainted by the controlling hands of whom?

2. Under what pseudonym was The Bell Jar originally published?

3. Malcolm drew a parallel between Anne Stevenson's failed relationship and her guilt-ridden past to the subservient role she took on with whom?

4. When did the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church begin?

5. Where did Anne Stevenson move after college and marrying?

(see the answer key)

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