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

2. What did Elizabeth Sigmund portray Olwyn Hughes as being envious of in her interview with Malcolm?
(a) Sylvia's money.
(b) Sylvia's compassion and depth.
(c) Sylvia's talent and beauty.
(d) Sylvia's love from Ted.

3. 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?
(a) Sinful poetry.
(b) Confessional poetry.
(c) Truthful poetry.
(d) Realistic poetry.

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

5. In a letter from Ted Hughes, Alvarez was excoriated for publicly airing the details of what event in his memoirs?
(a) Sylvia's childhood.
(b) Sylvia's marriage to Hughes.
(c) Sylvia's suicide.
(d) Ted's affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American poet was the Poet Laureate of the United States from 1949 to 1950?

2. Where did Olwyn Hughes work until after Sylvia Plath's death?

3. Where did Janet Malcolm travel to meet with Anne Stevenson in Part Two: Chapter I?

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

5. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's mother?

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