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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters VIII and IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man whom Sylvia Plath was dating when she met Ted Hughes did not return her _____________.
(a) Love of literature.
(b) Passion.
(c) Mistrust of humanity.
(d) Love of art.

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

3. A. Alvarez claimed that Olwyn and Ted Hughes probably chose Anne Stevenson to write a biography on Sylvia because they could ______________.
(a) Believe in her.
(b) Profit from her.
(c) Feel good about themselves.
(d) Manipulate her.

4. Whose biography of Sylvia Plath did Olwyn Hughes laud?
(a) A. Alvarez's.
(b) Janet Malcolm's.
(c) Anne Stevenson's.
(d) Ronald Hayman's.

5. Where did Anne Stevenson move after college and marrying?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. Anne Stevenson began a lecture describing how her and Sylvia's background as well as ideology were similar, and they had both married _________.

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

3. Who wrote The Colossus and Other Poems?

4. How long had Anne Stevenson worked on her biography of Sylvia Plath before it was published?

5. What game had Elizabeth Sigmund played with Olwyn Hughes on a few occasions?

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