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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. In 1952, William Stanley Merwin's first book of poetry was published under what title?
(a) A Hat for Harrold.
(b) A Coat for Jamal.
(c) A Mask for Janus.
(d) Glasses for Peter.

2. How was Anne Stevenson viewed by the author and her peers while at the university?
(a) She was considered ignorant.
(b) She was detested.
(c) She was admired.
(d) She was untrusted.

3. How did Sylvia Plath commit suicide?
(a) She gassed herself.
(b) She shot herself.
(c) She hung herself.
(d) She overdosed.

4. 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) Her lost journals.
(b) The perfect editor.
(c) Her true voice as a poet.
(d) Happiness.

5. In the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes avoided blame for what?
(a) Incomplete editing.
(b) Plath's unhappiness.
(c) The destruction of Plath's journals.
(d) Plath's death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What American analytic philosopher best known for his work in ethics and aesthetics was the father of Anne Stevenson?

3. Who edited The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

4. When was Bitter Fame published?

5. 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?

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