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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What American analytic philosopher best known for his work in ethics and aesthetics was the father of Anne Stevenson?
(a) Harold Stevenson.
(b) Richard Stevenson.
(c) Charles Stevenson.
(d) Robert Stevenson.

2. When was The Bell Jar first published?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1963.

3. Where was Sylvia Plath born?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Maine.

4. Who wrote The Colossus and Other Poems?
(a) Linda Wagner-Martin.
(b) Anne Stevenson.
(c) A. Alvarez.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

5. Who prescribed antidepressants for Plath a few days before her death?
(a) Dr. Holiday.
(b) Dr. Horder.
(c) Dr. Hollingsworth.
(d) Dr. Hefner.

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

7. In the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes avoided blame for what?
(a) Incomplete editing.
(b) Plath's unhappiness.
(c) Plath's death.
(d) The destruction of Plath's journals.

8. Sylvia had told her mother about the dismal kitchens and ____________ in England.
(a) Roofing.
(b) Bedrooms.
(c) Flooring.
(d) Bathrooms.

9. When did Sylvia Plath die?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1965.

10. Who was named the literary agent for the writings of Sylvia Plath after her death?
(a) Janet Malcolm.
(b) Olwyn Hughes .
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) Dido Milroy.

11. Where was A. Alvarez born?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) El Salvador.
(d) Mexico.

12. A. Alvarez was initially much more impressed with Ted--thinking of Sylvia as __________.
(a) A literary genious.
(b) A dowdy little housewife.
(c) A trophy wife.
(d) The perfect woman.

13. When was the book The Colossus and Other Poems first published?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1955.

14. Linda Wagner-Martin wrote a biography of Sylvia Plath. Upon what did her relationship with the Hughes family deteriorate in Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) The publishing of the book.
(b) Reviews of the book being published.
(c) Choosing a cover for the book.
(d) Completion of the manuscript.

15. When did the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church begin?
(a) 13th Century A.D.
(b) 14th Century A.D.
(c) 12th Century A.D.
(d) 11th Century A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. From 1956 to 1966, A. Alvarez was the poetry editor and critic for what publication?

2. Who applauded Wagner-Martin for not caving to the demands of the "evil" sister as Anne Stevenson had done?

3. What did Sylvia Plath leave for her children when they awoke the night she killed herself?

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

5. When was Bitter Fame published?

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