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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. Anne Stevenson explained in Part Two: Chapter I that she had been commissioned to write a story about Sylvia Plath in a series for Penguin Books called __________.
(a) Women of History.
(b) Lives of Modern Women.
(c) The Women Everybody Should Know.
(d) Fascinating Women.

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

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

4. What did Elizabeth Sigmund portray Olwyn Hughes as being envious of in her interview with Malcolm?
(a) Sylvia's money.
(b) Sylvia's talent and beauty.
(c) Sylvia's compassion and depth.
(d) Sylvia's love from Ted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet and playwright had previously lived at the residence where Sylvia Plath committed suicide?

2. When was Janet Malcolm born?

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

4. A. Alvarez's remarks placed Sylvia's suicide in what type of scenario?

5. How long had Anne Stevenson worked on her biography of Sylvia Plath before it was published?

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