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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the blank: at the end of January, Nin concluded that Mansfield was capable of only generosity and of loving _____.
(a) Miller.
(b) Nin.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Herself.

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

3. What was Nin unable to do for Mansfield in her dream?
(a) Find her.
(b) Leave her.
(c) Satisfy her.
(d) Kill her.

4. In April of 1932, what did Miller claim to dislike?
(a) Faithless women.
(b) Children.
(c) Overbearing men.
(d) Happy couples.

5. How did Perles's suggestion to Nin that she loved Miller more than Mansfield affect Nin?
(a) She felt alienated from Mansfield.
(b) She grew defensive.
(c) She felt emboldened.
(d) She grew saddened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Allendy suggest as being the cause of Nin's inferiority complex?

2. According to Allendy, why did Nin always seek out older men for relationships?

3. With whom does Nin find solace when she was at her most insecure in March?

4. Who was Nin's guest at the exhibition?

5. According to Nin, what did Henry and Mansfield destroy in her?

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