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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. Sylvia Plath's extremism and ________ were things that Anne Stevenson deplored.

2. There was always a close association between Sylvia's work and what?

3. Malcolm drew a parallel between Anne Stevenson's failed relationship and her guilt-ridden past to the subservient role she took on with whom?

4. What was Ted seen as in Sylvia's life, according to her therapist?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Clarissa Roche know Sylvia Plath?

2. When and why did Anne Stevenson and Olwyn Hughes put their differences behind them?

3. Who was Trevor Thomas? What did Malcolm learn from him?

4. When was The Haunting of Sylvia Plath written? What was its premise?

5. When and why did Ted Hughes and A. Alvarez put their differences behind them?

6. When and why did Clarissa Roche begin a biography on Sylvia? What was it like?

7. What biographies offended the Hughes family the most? Why?

8. What was A. Alvarez's main criticism about Anne Stevenson's biography of Sylvia?

9. Who was Richard Sassoon? How did Sylvia know him?

10. What public dispute did Alvarez and Ted Hughes have via letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze The Bell Jar and its depiction of Sylvia's relationship with her mother. What about the work did Aurelia find "ungrateful"?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and analyze Sylvia Plath's The Wishing Box. How was Plath's personal life and emotional state revealed in the work? When was it published?

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