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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Ted Hughes had sued Trevor Thomas for claiming that on the night of Sylvia's funeral, Ted __________.
(a) Held a big party.
(b) Cried all night.
(c) Banged loudly on the floors and walls.
(d) Got in a fight with him.

3. When was Jacqueline Rose's biography of Sylvia Plath published?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1987.

4. How many years of hell did Ted Hughes go through after Sylvia's death, according to Anne Stevenson in Part Two: Chapter IV?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

5. Clarissa Roche first knew Sylvia Plath from when she was teaching in what years?
(a) 1960-61.
(b) 1957-58.
(c) 1953-54.
(d) 1955-56.

6. When was Ariel published?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1962.

7. In what year did Anne Stevenson write to Olwyn about never contacting her again?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1985.

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

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

10. Immediately after Sylvia's suicide, whom did Elizabeth Sigmund blame?
(a) Sylvia Plath.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Clarissa Roche.
(d) Olwyn Hughes.

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

12. Malcolm was surprised that Anne Stevenson confessed to having had a problem with what addiction?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Alcoholism.
(c) Men.
(d) Drug addiction.

13. How did Assia Wevill die?
(a) She gassed herself.
(b) She was hit by a car.
(c) Cancer.
(d) A heart attack.

14. What was the name of Clarissa Roche's husband of whom Sylvia had less than kind things to say about?
(a) Paul.
(b) Jim.
(c) Mark.
(d) Frank.

15. When did Malcolm meet with Trevor Thomas?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Assia Wevill have with Ted Hughes?

2. Where did Malcolm ask her taxi driver to detour on the way to interview Clarissa Roche?

3. Ted Hughes was the British Poet Laureate beginning in what year?

4. Ted Hughes asked that Anne Stevenson keep Assia's story out of which book?

5. On the eve of her death, Sylvia Plath insisted on paying for what which she got from Trevor Thomas?

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