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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. 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) Leaving out details.
(c) Being envious of Plath's talent.
(d) Secretly hating Plath.

2. What "friend" of Plath finally felt the freedom to express her true feelings for the poet by relating that she was a horrible wife and a martyr?
(a) Olwyn Hughes .
(b) Dido Milroy.
(c) Frances McCullough.
(d) Anne Stevenson.

3. 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) Incorrectly.
(c) Adulterers.
(d) Hastily.

4. How was Anne Stevenson viewed by the author and her peers while at the university?
(a) She was detested.
(b) She was untrusted.
(c) She was admired.
(d) She was considered ignorant.

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?
(a) Reviews of the book being published.
(b) Choosing a cover for the book.
(c) The publishing of the book.
(d) Completion of the manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. There was always a close association between Sylvia's work and what?

2. Who was named the literary agent for the writings of Sylvia Plath after her death?

3. Sylvia Plath's extremism and ________ were things that Anne Stevenson deplored.

4. Anne Stevenson wrote that "it took me two unhappy marriages and ____ children to make me reconsider my assumptions."

5. Where did Olwyn Hughes work until after Sylvia Plath's death?

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