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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Sylvia Plath leave for her children when they awoke the night she killed herself?
2. When was the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath released?
3. When did the bomb drop on Hiroshima?
4. Anne Stevenson explained in Part Two: Chapter I that she had been commissioned to write a story about Sylvia Plath in a series for Penguin Books called __________.
5. When was Janet Malcolm born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What power did Olwyn Hughes have over the Plath Library? What was Malcolm's impression of her after working with her on the book?
2. What qualities of Sylvia Plath's work made her appealing to feminists?
3. What struggle did Ted face after the death of Sylvia Plath?
4. How did Anne Stevenson find she related to Sylvia Plath in their youths?
5. Describe the house Sylvia rented in London. What were her impressions of the residence?
6. What did Ted Hughes write in the second edition introduction of The Journals of Sylvia Plath? When was it published?
7. What memoir did A. Alvarez write about Sylvia? What was Ted Hughes' response?
8. What did Olwyn Hughes offer Anne Stevenson if she would write a biography about Sylvia?
9. When were Ted and Sylvia separated? What did Sylvia reveal to Alvarez during that time?
10. Aurelia Plath's intentions in having her daughter's letters published is implied to be in retaliation for what?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss A. Alvarez and his critical response to the book Bitter Fame. What did Alvarez's review state about the work?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the relationship between Anne Stevenson and Ted and Olwyn Hughes. How did Anne come to work with Olwyn on the biography?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze The Bell Jar and its depiction of Sylvia's relationship with her mother. What about the work did Aurelia find "ungrateful"?
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