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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Anne Stevenson move after college and marrying?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) Canada.
(d) Spain.

2. How many children did Sylvia Plath have?
(a) Two.
(b) Zero.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. With whom was Ted Hughes having an affair at the time of Sylvia Plath's death?
(a) Janet Malcolm.
(b) Charles Stevenson.
(c) Frances McCullough.
(d) Assia Wevill.

4. When was the publication date of The Journals of Sylvia Plath?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1982.

5. In the first publication of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes commented how in the last several years of her life, Sylvia had found ______________.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Her true voice as a poet.
(c) The perfect editor.
(d) Her lost journals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hughes claim Sylvia had discarded during the last years of her life in the first publication of The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

2. In 1952, William Stanley Merwin's first book of poetry was published under what title?

3. When was Anne Stevenson born?

4. Who wrote the biography Bitter Fame?

5. When was the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath released?

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