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

2. Anne Stevenson left her second husband and children to go off with what poet?
(a) Walt Whitman.
(b) Phillip Hobsbaum.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Allen Ginsberg.

3. The editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath defended her cuts as ___________ when publishing such raw material as journal entries?
(a) Minimal.
(b) Standard.
(c) Requested.
(d) Necessary.

4. Malcolm drew a parallel between Anne Stevenson's failed relationship and her guilt-ridden past to the subservient role she took on with whom?
(a) Dido Merwin.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Phillip Hobsbaum.
(d) Owlyn Hughes.

5. How many pages did the manuscript which Anne Stevenson wrote for Penguin Books contain?
(a) 50 pages.
(b) 150 pages.
(c) 75 pages.
(d) 100 pages.

Short Answer Questions

1. Immediately after Sylvia's suicide, whom did Elizabeth Sigmund blame?

2. When was Bitter Fame published?

3. What American poet was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1949 to 1950?

4. A. Alvarez ended his interview with Malcolm in Part Two: Chapter VII by concluding that Ted could never accept the fact that Sylvia's life and death was ________ and he could do nothing to change that.

5. Where did Janet Malcolm travel to meet with Anne Stevenson in Part Two: Chapter I?

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