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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the consulting editor on The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

2. In the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes avoided blame for what?

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

4. What literary genre emphasizes the intimate, and sometimes unflattering, information about details of the poet's personal life, such as in poems about mental illness, sexuality, and despondence?

5. When did Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath marry?

(see the answer key)

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