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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. Where was A. Alvarez born?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) El Salvador.
(d) Mexico.

2. 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) Robert Stevenson.
(d) Richard Stevenson.

3. 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.

4. Who wrote The Colossus and Other Poems?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) Linda Wagner-Martin.
(c) A. Alvarez.
(d) Anne Stevenson.

5. What is the term used for a novel describing real life, behind a façade of fiction?
(a) Roman a clef.
(b) Nonfiction fiction.
(c) Autobiography.
(d) Biography.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What university had Sylvia Plath attended?

3. Under what pseudonym was The Bell Jar originally published?

4. What literary genre emphasizes the intimate, and sometimes unflattering, information about details of the poet's personal life, such as in poems about mental illness, sexuality, and despondence?

5. When was the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath released?

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