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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom had the second installment of The Savage God pulled from the Observer?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Anne Stevenson.
(d) A. Alvarez.

2. In 1952, William Stanley Merwin's first book of poetry was published under what title?
(a) A Mask for Janus.
(b) A Coat for Jamal.
(c) A Hat for Harrold.
(d) Glasses for Peter.

3. Who wrote the biography Bitter Fame?
(a) Frances McCullough.
(b) Anne Stevenson.
(c) Janet Malcolm.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

4. When was the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath released?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1982.

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

6. 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) Choosing a cover for the book.
(b) The publishing of the book.
(c) Completion of the manuscript.
(d) Reviews of the book being published.

7. Olwyn Hughes promised to get Anne Stevenson an agent and publisher who would provide what resource?
(a) Advertising.
(b) A sizeable advance.
(c) Printing presses.
(d) An editor.

8. Anne Stevenson tried to defend herself in her speech in Part Two: Chapter I by explaining that some of her work was tainted by the controlling hands of whom?
(a) Olwyn Hughes.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Clarissa Roche.
(d) Aurelia Plath.

9. What poems did Plath write for the most part in the two months after Ted had left Devon?
(a) The Colossus and Other Poems.
(b) Ariel.
(c) Winter Trees.
(d) Three Women: A Monologue for Three Voices.

10. Where did Janet Malcolm travel to meet with Anne Stevenson in Part Two: Chapter I?
(a) Beaconsfield, England.
(b) Durham, England.
(c) Shirebrook, England.
(d) Helmsley, England.

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

12. When did Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath marry?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1959.

13. When was the novel The Bell Jar first published under Sylvia Plath's name?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1962.

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

15. Janet Malcolm met with Olwyn Hughes in February of what year in Part One: Chapter VI?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Anne Stevenson wrote her biography of Sylvia Plath, she found that she and Sylvia had gone through the same teen-aged angst and sexual frustrations of the American youth of what era?

2. How old was Ted Hughes when Sylvia Plath died?

3. When was the publication date of The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

4. A. Alvarez was initially much more impressed with Ted--thinking of Sylvia as __________.

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?

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