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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 American analytic philosopher best known for his work in ethics and aesthetics was the father of Anne Stevenson?
2. What was the name of Sylvia Plath's mother?
3. In her biography of Sylvia Plath, Stevenson writes of Plath as a sober and confused perfectionist whose suicide as well as the inspiration for her art remain ___________.
4. Who wrote The Colossus and Other Poems?
5. Janet Malcolm wrote to Olwyn Hughes in an effort to get an interview with whom in Part One: Chapter IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Malcolm write of the power and struggle of the biographer in Part One: Chapter I?
2. What did Anne Stevenson do with the manuscript she had been commissioned to write about Sylvia Plath for a series at Penguin Books?
3. How old were Sylvia and Ted when Sylvia died? How did she die?
4. What struggle did Ted face after the death of Sylvia Plath?
5. What was the first official bad review of Bitter Fame? Who wrote it?
6. What two friends of Sylvia perpetuated the negative image of Ted Hughes? How?
7. How did Sylvia's demeanor and image change from her youth to her death?
8. Which biography of Sylvia Plath did Malcolm find to be the best? What criticism did the book meet?
9. What correspondence did Malcolm have with Olwyn Hughes in Part One: Chapter IV? What was illustrated through the letters?
10. What happened between Linda Wagner-Martin and Ted and Olwyn Hughes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the relationship between Sylvia Plath and Olwyn Hughes. What were Malcolm's first impressions of Olwyn like?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Sylvia Plath's relationship with Richard Sassoon. When did they meet? How long did they have a relationship? What ended it?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the psychological assessments of Sylvia Plath. What psychiatrist did Plath see during her struggle with depression? For what did Plath show symptoms?
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