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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Anne Stevenson wrote her biography of Sylvia Plath, she found that she and Sylvia had gone through the same teen-aged angst and sexual frustrations of the American youth of what era?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1920's.
(c) 1940's.
(d) 1930's.

2. In the second version of The Journals of Sylvia Plath, Hughes avoided blame for what?
(a) Plath's death.
(b) Plath's unhappiness.
(c) The destruction of Plath's journals.
(d) Incomplete editing.

3. A. Alvarez claimed that Sylvia Plath did not intend __________.
(a) To get divorced.
(b) To be famous.
(c) To kill herself.
(d) To write a best seller.

4. When was Bitter Fame published?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1989.

5. What American analytic philosopher best known for his work in ethics and aesthetics was the father of Anne Stevenson?
(a) Robert Stevenson.
(b) Charles Stevenson.
(c) Richard Stevenson.
(d) Harold Stevenson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the publication date of The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

2. What refers to a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women?

3. How many words did Ted Hughes cut from Linda Wagner-Martin's manuscript?

4. Who edited The Journals of Sylvia Plath?

5. When was Janet Malcolm born?

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