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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 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) Her lost journals.
(d) The perfect editor.

2. When did the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church begin?
(a) 14th Century A.D.
(b) 11th Century A.D.
(c) 13th Century A.D.
(d) 12th Century A.D.

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

4. When did the bomb drop on Hiroshima?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1944.

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

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. Who wrote the biography Bitter Fame?

3. When did Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath marry?

4. For what magazine is Janet Malcolm on staff?

5. When was Janet Malcolm born?

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