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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters III, IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sylvia Plath told A. Alvarez of two previous suicide attempts--one in which she took an overdose of pills and another when she _____________.
(a) Cut her wrist.
(b) Played Russian roulette.
(c) Attempted to hang herself.
(d) Almost drove off the road.

2. What was the name of Clarissa Roche's husband of whom Sylvia had less than kind things to say about?
(a) Paul.
(b) Frank.
(c) Jim.
(d) Mark.

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

4. When did the bomb drop on Hiroshima?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1944.

5. Dealing with Olwyn for three years, Malcolm saw none of the expected ________ in her character?
(a) Narcissism.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Arrogance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What university did Sylvia Plath attend in England?

2. What caused Trevor Thomas to sleep until 5 p.m. the day after Sylvia Plath killed herself?

3. Clarissa Roche first knew Sylvia Plath from when she was teaching in what years?

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?

5. When did Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath marry?

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