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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 did Sylvia Plath leave for her children when they awoke the night she killed herself?
(a) Bread and milk.
(b) Milk and cookies.
(c) A note.
(d) Their backpacks.

2. In what year did Anne Stevenson write to Olwyn about never contacting her again?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1985.

3. In her youth, Sylvia was known for her American neatness and what color hair?
(a) Brunette.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Auburn.
(d) Black.

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

5. Where did Malcolm interview Clarissa Roche in Part Two: Chapter IX?
(a) Oswestry, England.
(b) Somerset, England.
(c) Kenilworth, England.
(d) Coleshill, England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Olwyn Hughes promised to get Anne Stevenson an agent and publisher who would provide what resource?

2. What did Malcolm feel like upon arriving at Sylvia's former home in Part Two: Chapter IX?

3. When was the publication date of The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

4. What was the name of the man Sylvia was involved with when she met Ted Hughes?

5. What editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath was criticized for her own omission of some works?

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