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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the address where Sylvia committed suicide?
(a) 75 Kirkland Drive.
(b) 168 Holland Circle.
(c) 23 Fitzroy Road.
(d) 439 Meadow Lane.

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

3. In the first publication of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes commented how in the last several years of her life, Sylvia had found ______________.
(a) Her lost journals.
(b) Happiness.
(c) The perfect editor.
(d) Her true voice as a poet.

4. Linda Wagner-Martin wrote a biography of Sylvia Plath. Upon what did her relationship with the Hughes family deteriorate in Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) Choosing a cover for the book.
(b) The publishing of the book.
(c) Reviews of the book being published.
(d) Completion of the manuscript.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote The Colossus and Other Poems?

2. What is the term used for a novel describing real life, behind a façade of fiction?

3. Dealing with Olwyn for three years, Malcolm saw none of the expected ________ in her character?

4. The long and confused letter Janet Malcolm received from Olwyn in response in Part One: Chapter IV only reiterated her disdain for ____________.

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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