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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. In her biography of Sylvia Plath, Stevenson writes of Plath as a sober and confused perfectionist whose suicide as well as the inspiration for her art remain ___________.
(a) An unjustified murder.
(b) A mystery.
(c) An abomination.
(d) An atrocity.

2. From 1956 to 1966, A. Alvarez was the poetry editor and critic for what publication?
(a) The Analyst.
(b) The Reporter.
(c) The Insider.
(d) The Observer.

3. When was the book The Colossus and Other Poems first published?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1950.

4. In the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes indicated that he might be able to get his hands on what?
(a) Additional material.
(b) A lost journal.
(c) The original manuscript.
(d) Love letters.

5. Who wrote The Colossus and Other Poems?
(a) A. Alvarez.
(b) Anne Stevenson.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Linda Wagner-Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sylvia Plath die?

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

3. How many children did Sylvia Plath have?

4. When was Bitter Fame published?

5. When was Janet Malcolm born?

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