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

2. How did Hugo feel about June Mansfield when he first met her?
(a) He pitied her.
(b) He hated her.
(c) He was afraid of her intellect.
(d) He was attracted to her.

3. After their meeting in March, what was Nin happy to do for him?
(a) Write.
(b) Submit.
(c) Divorce Hugo.
(d) Break off her relationship with Mansfield.

4. With whom does Nin find solace when she was at her most insecure in March?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Miller.
(d) Perles.

5. When Nin read Miller's new novel in February, how did she feel about it?
(a) She enjoyed his technical skill, but believed he lacked passion.
(b) She found it to be beautiful.
(c) She found it to be boring.
(d) She was annoyed that he included their affair as part of the novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nin meet Perles and Miller in March?

2. What did Perles and Miller both beg of Nin when they meet with her in March?

3. What did Nin believe about Miller's feelings towards sex?

4. Why did Eduardo claim that Nin could not be a lesbian?

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

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