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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. Who was the consulting editor on The Journals of Sylvia Plath?
(a) Frances McCullough.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Anne Stevenson.
(d) Assia Wevill.

2. Who edited The Journals of Sylvia Plath?
(a) Ted Hughes.
(b) Assia Wevill.
(c) Frances McCullough.
(d) Anne Stevenson.

3. Who was named the literary agent for the writings of Sylvia Plath after her death?
(a) Ted Hughes.
(b) Dido Milroy.
(c) Janet Malcolm.
(d) Olwyn Hughes .

4. What did Hughes claim Sylvia had discarded during the last years of her life in the first publication of The Journals of Sylvia Plath?
(a) Personal relationships.
(b) False selves.
(c) Prejudices.
(d) Religion.

5. To what friend of the Hughes was William Stanley Merwin married?
(a) Janet Malcolm.
(b) Dido Milroy.
(c) Anne Stevenson.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath marry?

4. How did Sylvia Plath commit suicide?

5. What university did Janet Malcolm attend?

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