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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a letter to Anne Stevenson, Ted defended his stance of publicly disassociating himself from ________.
(a) Bitter Fame.
(b) A. Alvarez.
(c) Literature.
(d) Sylvia Plath.

2. In Part Two: Chapter IV, Malcolm hadn't been able to interview Alvarez or Ted because who basically disallowed it?
(a) Olwyn Hughes.
(b) Clarissa Roche.
(c) Aurelia Plath.
(d) Frances McCullough.

3. How many children did Assia Wevill have with Ted Hughes?
(a) One.
(b) Zero.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. When The Journals of Sylvia Plath were published, it left many thinking that the words and spirit of Sylvia had been ___________.
(a) Repressed.
(b) Immortalized.
(c) Remembered.
(d) Lies.

5. How long had Anne Stevenson worked on her biography of Sylvia Plath before it was published?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Four years.

6. What was Ted seen as in Sylvia's life, according to her therapist?
(a) A father figure.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A brother.
(d) A best friend.

7. In her book, Jacqueline Rose took to task what work as a cause célèbre that was concocted by the Hughes?
(a) Crossing the Water.
(b) Three Women: A Monologue for Three Voices.
(c) Winter Trees.
(d) Bitter Fame.

8. Where did Malcolm interview Clarissa Roche in Part Two: Chapter IX?
(a) Kenilworth, England.
(b) Coleshill, England.
(c) Somerset, England.
(d) Oswestry, England.

9. How did Trevor Thomas know Sylvia Plath?
(a) He worked at her favorite restraunt.
(b) He lived below her.
(c) They worked together at one time.
(d) They went to school together.

10. What game had Elizabeth Sigmund played with Olwyn Hughes on a few occasions?
(a) Poker.
(b) Badminton.
(c) Croquet.
(d) Bridge.

11. Anne Stevenson's early days in England were much like Sylvia's because neither woman was prepared for __________.
(a) The accents.
(b) The food.
(c) The weather.
(d) The culture shock.

12. Sylvia resigned from teaching when she and Ted decided to make a living on __________.
(a) Her inheritance.
(b) His investments.
(c) Their publishing company.
(d) Their writing.

13. In a letter to her former lover at the end of their relationship, Sylvia told him, "Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything it is because we are dangerously near to wanting __________."
(a) Death.
(b) One thing.
(c) Something.
(d) Nothing.

14. What was the name of the man Sylvia was involved with when she met Ted Hughes?
(a) Abraham Thompson.
(b) Ralph Brighton.
(c) David Neighbors.
(d) Richard Sassoon.

15. Who currently lived at the home Malcolm detoured past on her way to interview Clarissa Roche in Part Two: Chapter IX?
(a) A. Alvarez.
(b) Olwyn Hughes.
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) Anne Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Elizabeth Sigmund was friends with Sylvia Plath for how long?

3. The editor of The Journals of Sylvia Plath defended her cuts as ___________ when publishing such raw material as journal entries?

4. Since Sylvia's death, Ted had served two masters--the literary artist who wanted her work to be her legacy and ____________.

5. In Part Three: Chapter IV, Malcolm had another run-in with Olwyn, who felt she took Sylvia's side when a former boyfriend she interviewed felt Sylvia had __________.

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