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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. In their interview in Part Two: Chapter I, Anne Stevenson told Malcolm of the hurt she felt when a critic had accused her of ___________.
(a) Secretly hating Plath.
(b) Telling lies.
(c) Being envious of Plath's talent.
(d) Leaving out details.

2. When was Anne Stevenson's book Correspondences: A Family History in Letters published?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1971.

3. After she and Ted separated, Sylvia chose to stay in England because __________ was more accepted there.
(a) Divorce.
(b) Her dark and edgy writing.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Betrayal from the Church.

4. How old was Ted Hughes when Sylvia Plath died?
(a) 32.
(b) 29.
(c) 41.
(d) 39.

5. Who wrote the biography Bitter Fame?
(a) Anne Stevenson.
(b) Sylvia Plath.
(c) Janet Malcolm.
(d) Frances McCullough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sylvia Plath met Ted Hughes during her last year at which school?

2. When did Ted Hughes die?

3. The editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath defended her cuts as ___________ when publishing such raw material as journal entries?

4. How many children did Sylvia Plath have?

5. Whom had the second installment of The Savage God pulled from the Observer?

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