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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American analytic philosopher best known for his work in ethics and aesthetics was the father of Anne Stevenson?
(a) Charles Stevenson.
(b) Harold Stevenson.
(c) Richard Stevenson.
(d) Robert Stevenson.

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

3. How old was Ted Hughes when Sylvia Plath died?
(a) 39.
(b) 29.
(c) 32.
(d) 41.

4. Who was the consulting editor on The Journals of Sylvia Plath?
(a) Assia Wevill.
(b) Anne Stevenson.
(c) Frances McCullough.
(d) Ted Hughes.

5. What university did Janet Malcolm attend?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) University of Illinois.
(c) University of Montana.
(d) University of Idaho.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the novel The Bell Jar first published under Sylvia Plath's name?

2. Who wrote the biography Bitter Fame?

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

4. Who wrote The Colossus and Other Poems?

5. Olwyn didn't write her own book because she wasn't a writer and, as Ted told her, no one would have ________.

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