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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children did Sylvia Plath have?
(a) One.
(b) Zero.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. 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) Truthful poetry.
(b) Realistic poetry.
(c) Confessional poetry.
(d) Sinful poetry.

4. Where was A. Alvarez born?
(a) Mexico.
(b) El Salvador.
(c) Spain.
(d) England.

5. When was Sylvia Plath born?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sylvia Plath commit suicide?

2. Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath were separated by the fall of what year?

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

4. What did Sylvia Plath leave for her children when they awoke the night she killed herself?

5. When was Bitter Fame published?

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