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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what friend of the Hughes was William Stanley Merwin married?
(a) Anne Stevenson.
(b) Dido Milroy.
(c) Sylvia Plath.
(d) Janet Malcolm.

2. In Part Two: Chapter IV, Malcolm hadn't been able to interview Alvarez or Ted because who basically disallowed it?
(a) Olwyn Hughes.
(b) Clarissa Roche.
(c) Aurelia Plath.
(d) Frances McCullough.

3. Where did Janet Malcolm travel to meet with Anne Stevenson in Part Two: Chapter I?
(a) Helmsley, England.
(b) Shirebrook, England.
(c) Durham, England.
(d) Beaconsfield, England.

4. In the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes indicated that he might be able to get his hands on what?
(a) The original manuscript.
(b) A lost journal.
(c) Additional material.
(d) Love letters.

5. When was Bitter Fame published?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1992.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath marry?

2. Where did A. Alvarez publish the first "official" bad review of Bitter Fame?

3. In their interview in Part Two: Chapter I, Anne Stevenson told Malcolm of the hurt she felt when a critic had accused her of ___________.

4. In a letter to Anne Stevenson, Ted defended his stance of publicly disassociating himself from ________.

5. With whom was Ted Hughes having an affair at the time of Sylvia Plath's death?

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