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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 her biography of Sylvia Plath, Stevenson writes of Plath as a sober and confused perfectionist whose suicide as well as the inspiration for her art remain ___________.
(a) An atrocity.
(b) An abomination.
(c) A mystery.
(d) An unjustified murder.

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

3. Where was Sylvia Plath born?
(a) Maine.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

5. When was the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath released?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Anne Stevenson viewed by the author and her peers while at the university?

2. How many children did Sylvia Plath have?

3. When was Anne Stevenson born?

4. To what friend of the Hughes was William Stanley Merwin married?

5. When was Bitter Fame published?

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