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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From 1956 to 1966, A. Alvarez was the poetry editor and critic for what publication?
(a) The Insider.
(b) The Observer.
(c) The Reporter.
(d) The Analyst.

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

5. Sylvia Plath told A. Alvarez of two previous suicide attempts--one in which she took an overdose of pills and another when she _____________.
(a) Played Russian roulette.
(b) Attempted to hang herself.
(c) Almost drove off the road.
(d) Cut her wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. A. Alvarez claimed that Sylvia Plath did not intend __________.

2. When was Bitter Fame published?

3. When was Janet Malcolm born?

4. Ronald Hayman wrote in The Independent that whose biography was vindictive?

5. What book by A. Alvarez about suicide gained added resonance from his friendship with Plath?

(see the answer key)

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