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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. The editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath defended her cuts as ___________ when publishing such raw material as journal entries?
(a) Standard.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Minimal.
(d) Requested.

2. What university had Sylvia Plath attended?
(a) Dartmouth College.
(b) Columbia University.
(c) Smith College.
(d) Princeton University.

3. Anne Stevenson claimed that in her early days in England she reached for a drink much as Sylvia reached for ___________.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Fame.
(c) Rescue.
(d) Suicide.

4. What was the name of the man Sylvia was involved with when she met Ted Hughes?
(a) Richard Sassoon.
(b) Abraham Thompson.
(c) Ralph Brighton.
(d) David Neighbors.

5. Anne Stevenson explained in Part Two: Chapter I that she had been commissioned to write a story about Sylvia Plath in a series for Penguin Books called __________.
(a) Fascinating Women.
(b) Women of History.
(c) Lives of Modern Women.
(d) The Women Everybody Should Know.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the consulting editor on The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

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

4. What editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath was criticized for her own omission of some works?

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

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