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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pages 108-144.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By Nin's standards, what outlived reality?
(a) Art.
(b) Sex.
(c) Romanticism.
(d) Affection.

2. According to Nin, what could she not be if she were a faithful wife?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) An expert on erotica.
(c) A tragic figure.
(d) An artist.

3. What action did Nin and her guest take at the exhibition?
(a) They merely watched.
(b) They drank with the dancers.
(c) They each painted one of the dancers.
(d) They danced.

4. What did Nin allow Miller and Perles to do in her studio?
(a) Read her journals.
(b) Drink her wine.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Eat her food.

5. Who was Nin's guest at the exhibition?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Mansfield.
(c) Eduardo.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Allendy initially believe was at the heart of Nin's problem?

2. When Nin read Miller's new novel in February, how did she feel about it?

3. To what did Nin agree in April to quell Eduardo's fear?

4. What revelation did Eduardo make to Nin in the first month of this journal?

5. After meeting Mansfield for lunch, what does Nin conclude about her feelings for the other woman?

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