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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. When was the novel The Bell Jar first published under Sylvia Plath's name?
2. Sylvia had told her mother about the dismal kitchens and ____________ in England.
3. When was Ronald Hayman born?
4. Where did A. Alvarez publish the first "official" bad review of Bitter Fame?
5. The long and confused letter Janet Malcolm received from Olwyn in response in Part One: Chapter IV only reiterated her disdain for ____________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Sylvia's demeanor and image change from her youth to her death?
2. Where did Olwyn and Malcolm go together in Part One: Chapter VII? What did Malcolm learn there?
3. What was Anne Stevenson's response at a meeting of the University Women's Club in London where she was being taken to task for her portrayal of Sylvia in her book?
4. What did Anne Stevenson do with the manuscript she had been commissioned to write about Sylvia Plath for a series at Penguin Books?
5. When were Ted and Sylvia separated? What did Sylvia reveal to Alvarez during that time?
6. What correspondence did Malcolm have with Olwyn Hughes in Part One: Chapter IV? What was illustrated through the letters?
7. What was the first official bad review of Bitter Fame? Who wrote it?
8. What two friends of Sylvia perpetuated the negative image of Ted Hughes? How?
9. What struggle did Ted face after the death of Sylvia Plath?
10. What was Sylvia Plath's response to her mother's criticism of her dark works?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the psychological assessments of Sylvia Plath. What psychiatrist did Plath see during her struggle with depression? For what did Plath show symptoms?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role that literary criticism plays in the publication of books. What impact do critics have on book sales and the public opinion of works?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Dido Merwin and her critical response of Bitter Fame. What were the main points of the biography which were attacked and why?
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