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

2. The Bell Jar is based in part on Plath's own life and, in particular, her suicide attempt in what year?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1953.

3. Who prescribed antidepressants for Plath a few days before her death?
(a) Dr. Horder.
(b) Dr. Hefner.
(c) Dr. Hollingsworth.
(d) Dr. Holiday.

4. When was the book The Colossus and Other Poems first published?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1950.

5. Who edited The Journals of Sylvia Plath?
(a) Anne Stevenson.
(b) Frances McCullough.
(c) Assia Wevill.
(d) Ted Hughes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university did Janet Malcolm attend?

2. When was The Bell Jar first published?

3. A. Alvarez was initially much more impressed with Ted--thinking of Sylvia as __________.

4. What reprinting of letters, in which Sylvia wrote to her mother and which displayed her nice daughter side, was published by Plath's mother?

5. Who was named the literary agent for the writings of Sylvia Plath after her death?

(see the answer key)

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