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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-52; October 1931- February 1932.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nin, why did she try to assume the dominant role in a relationship?
(a) She liked to blur the societal gender roles.
(b) She would fall for weak men.
(c) She was afraid someone would take advantage of her.
(d) She was too tomboyish to not be dominant.

2. Why did Hugo start to come home late in October?
(a) He was testing Nin's patience.
(b) He was having an affair.
(c) He was visiting the opium dens.
(d) He was preparing to leave her.

3. Why did Nin first sleep with Henry Miller?
(a) She pitied him.
(b) She thought she could write about her experiences for her next book.
(c) She was trying to get back at Hugo.
(d) She was slipped a drug.

4. Through what mutual acquaintance did Nin and Henry Miller meet?
(a) RIchard Osborn.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Eduardo Nin.
(d) Anna Navarra.

5. How did Nin claim she and Mansfield communicated during February of 1932?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Short stories that alluded to their feelings for one another.
(c) Drawings.
(d) They developed a secret language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Miller and Mansfield live?

2. How did Hugo refer to his and Nin's tumultuous relationship in November?

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

4. How did Hugo find out about Nin's affair with John Erskine?

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

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