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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Olwyn Hughes work until after Sylvia Plath's death?
(a) Munich.
(b) Prague.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

2. Alvarez responded to Ted Hughes in letters that his work was honest and not one of _____________.
(a) Evil motivation.
(b) Lies.
(c) Sensationalism.
(d) Fiction.

3. What was the title of Ted Hughes' last work?
(a) Wolfwatching.
(b) Birthday Letters.
(c) Flowers and Insects.
(d) The Hawk in the Rain.

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 __________.
(a) The Women Everybody Should Know.
(b) Lives of Modern Women.
(c) Fascinating Women.
(d) Women of History.

5. Who applauded Wagner-Martin for not caving to the demands of the "evil" sister as Anne Stevenson had done?
(a) Ronald Hayman.
(b) A. Alvarez.
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) Anne Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. The long and confused letter Janet Malcolm received from Olwyn in response in Part One: Chapter IV only reiterated her disdain for ____________.

2. Who prescribed antidepressants for Plath a few days before her death?

3. What did Ted Hughes called Alvarez' assertion that there was a professional jealousy between him and Sylvia?

4. At what meeting had Anne Stevenson appeared to speak in Part Two: Chapter I?

5. A. Alvarez ended his interview with Malcolm in Part Two: Chapter VII by concluding that Ted could never accept the fact that Sylvia's life and death was ________ and he could do nothing to change that.

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