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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. In dividing her affections between Miller and Hugo, how did Nin view herself?
(a) A phony.
(b) Two separate people.
(c) A betrayer of affections.
(d) A spy.

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

3. How did Hugo find out about Nin's affair with John Erskine?
(a) Erskine's wife confronted Hugo when she saw him at a museum.
(b) He found the gifts Erskine had given her.
(c) He read her journal.
(d) Erskine wrote him a letter.

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

5. What revelation did Eduardo make to Nin in the first month of this journal?
(a) He was repulsed by her actions.
(b) He was battling an opium addiction.
(c) He was in love with her.
(d) He had an affair with her husband.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Perles's suggestion to Nin that she loved Miller more than Mansfield affect Nin?

3. Nin referred to a period of time she spent in a certain city in February of 1932, though never revealed what happened there. What city was this?

4. What did Henry do to Nin that initially repulses her in their first meeting?

5. By what other name Nin often refer to Miller in March?

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