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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 ___________.
(a) An atrocity.
(b) An unjustified murder.
(c) An abomination.
(d) A mystery.

2. Sylvia Plath told A. Alvarez of two previous suicide attempts--one in which she took an overdose of pills and another when she _____________.
(a) Played Russian roulette.
(b) Cut her wrist.
(c) Almost drove off the road.
(d) Attempted to hang herself.

3. Where was A. Alvarez born?
(a) England.
(b) Mexico.
(c) El Salvador.
(d) Spain.

4. What did Sylvia Plath leave for her children when they awoke the night she killed herself?
(a) A note.
(b) Their backpacks.
(c) Bread and milk.
(d) Milk and cookies.

5. Linda Wagner-Martin wrote a biography of Sylvia Plath. Upon what did her relationship with the Hughes family deteriorate in Part One: Chapter IV?
(a) The publishing of the book.
(b) Choosing a cover for the book.
(c) Reviews of the book being published.
(d) Completion of the manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes indicated that he might be able to get his hands on what?

2. In 1952, William Stanley Merwin's first book of poetry was published under what title?

3. What did Olwyn Hughes claim was something Sylvia's mother had never addressed and, in fact, enabled for years?

4. What American analytic philosopher best known for his work in ethics and aesthetics was the father of Anne Stevenson?

5. What "friend" of Plath finally felt the freedom to express her true feelings for the poet by relating that she was a horrible wife and a martyr?

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