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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. When was Anne Stevenson born?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1927.

2. The man whom Sylvia Plath was dating when she met Ted Hughes did not return her _____________.
(a) Love of art.
(b) Passion.
(c) Mistrust of humanity.
(d) Love of literature.

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

4. How many children did Sylvia Plath have?
(a) Three.
(b) Zero.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

5. Who witnessed Sylvia weeping over Ted's infidelity, claiming that she had given her whole heart to Ted and couldn't get it back?
(a) Olwyn Hughes.
(b) Elizabeth Sigmund.
(c) Aurelia Plath.
(d) Clarissa Roche.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was named the literary agent for the writings of Sylvia Plath after her death?

2. Janet Malcolm wrote to Olwyn Hughes in an effort to get an interview with whom in Part One: Chapter IV?

3. Who wrote The Haunting of Sylvia Plath?

4. Olwyn Hughes promised to get Anne Stevenson an agent and publisher who would provide what resource?

5. Immediately after Sylvia's suicide, whom did Elizabeth Sigmund blame?

(see the answer key)

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