Show:
Opening Scene
Flashback
Final Scene
Sylvia's Life
Extra Thoughts
100
Milicent
What is the name of the main character?
100
Tracy
What is the name of Milicent's best friend?
100
"Seated now on the woodpile in Betsy Johnson's cellar..."
What is the moment the flashback ends.
100
she published her first poem
What is Sylvia's achievement at age 8?
100
He is described as gnome like.
What is the description of the man who told Millicent about the heather birds.
200
high school sorority
What is the name of the social club that Milicent wants to join?
200
"So now they have picked Milicent Arnold. I never would have guessed it."
What is an example of Milicent's self-doubt about joining the sorority.
200
Heather imagines the heather birds.
What is the moment Milicent realizes that her "own private initiation" has begun.
200
At age 21, she was quest editor.
What is Mademoiselle magazine?
200
Author's use this technique to let the reader know important background information.
What is a flashback?
300
Milicent is locked in this room.
What is a cellar or basement?
300
Milicent is told to make a bed, walk ten paces behind her "big sister," and can't talk to boys.
What are examples of "hazing?"
300
"It was then that she made her decision"
What is Milicent's decision not to join the sorority.
300
While at Smith College this occurred to Sylvia.
What is "sufferred a mental breakdown?"
300
This is a struggle that takes place within a character.
What is internal conflict?
400
Milicent's flashback begins at this point.
What is "She could not exactly say what had decided her revolt..."
400
"Do you mind if I ask you what happened to Tracy?" Millicent said.
What is evidence that Millicent is having doubts about the importance of the sorority?
400
Millicent knew that she would have difficulty explaining this to the girls.
What is the fact that Millicent underwent the sorority's initiation, but she decided not to accept the membership?
400
Plath's poems can be described as
What is "personal and complex?"
400
Millicent is having trouble deciding whether or not to join the sorority.
What is the main conflict of the story?