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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Allendy initially believe was at the heart of Nin's problem?
(a) She was incapable of loving anyone.
(b) She was raped at an early age.
(c) She refused to accept her homosexuality.
(d) She had an Oedipal complex.

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

3. When Miller's remarks hurt Nin when they were at her studio with Perles, what were his intentions behind saying them?
(a) He was trying to keep Perles from falling in love with her.
(b) He was trying to tell her he was attracted to her mind, not her body.
(c) He was trying to denigrate her so that he could focus on Mansfield.
(d) He was trying to hurt her enough so that she would sleep with Perles.

4. What did Nin vow to never to do in regards to her relationship with Hugo?
(a) Cheat on him.
(b) Have children with him.
(c) Marry him.
(d) Leave him.

5. To what did Nin agree in April to quell Eduardo's fear?
(a) She would partially censor her journal for him.
(b) She would keep Hugo from hurting him.
(c) She would never leave him, even if she stopped loving him.
(d) She would never intentionally get pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the motivation behind Miller's tirade about Hugo and Nin's relationship?

3. After their meeting in March, what was Nin happy to do for him?

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

5. Why did Nin find herself unable to commit to Miller, despite their attraction to each other and compatibility?

(see the answer key)

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