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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pages 53-107; March 1932.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Perles and Miller both beg of Nin when they meet with her in March?
(a) They both wanted her to spend the night with him.
(b) They asked her to leave them alone.
(c) They begged her to pose for a portrait.
(d) They begged her to read her work aloud to him.

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

3. Why did Nin refuse to leave Hugo?
(a) She is afraid he will kill himself.
(b) She loves him.
(c) He is too ill to be left alone.
(d) She depends upon him financially.

4. What did Nin allow Miller to do in March?
(a) Write about their relationship.
(b) Watch her have sex with Hugo.
(c) Read her journal.
(d) Slap her.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Nin's allowance of Miller in March affect him?

3. When analyzing Mansfield's stories, what doubts does Nin begin to feel?

4. Fill in the blank: at the end of January, Nin concluded that Mansfield was capable of only generosity and of loving _____.

5. About what sexual activity did Nin find herself frequently fantasizing in October?

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