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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters VIII and IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of Ted Hughes' last work?
(a) The Hawk in the Rain.
(b) Wolfwatching.
(c) Birthday Letters.
(d) Flowers and Insects.

2. When was The Bell Jar first published?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1965.

3. When was Ronald Hayman born?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1934.

4. What editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath was criticized for her own omission of some works?
(a) Frances McCullough.
(b) Amanda Reynolds.
(c) Roberta Jefferies.
(d) Helen Barry.

5. What did Malcolm feel like upon arriving at Sylvia's former home in Part Two: Chapter IX?
(a) A schoolgirl.
(b) A tourist.
(c) A paparazzi.
(d) A stalker.

Short Answer Questions

1. When The Journals of Sylvia Plath were published, they were met with derision--first because of Ted's admission that he had done what?

2. How many pages did the manuscript which Anne Stevenson wrote for Penguin Books contain?

3. What was the address where Sylvia committed suicide?

4. Who edited The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

5. Where was Sylvia Plath's father from?

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