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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. What did Henry do to Nin that initially repulses her in their first meeting?
(a) He refused to shake her hand.
(b) He flirted with her.
(c) He kissed her.
(d) He got her drunk.

2. 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?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Vienna.
(d) St. Tropez.

3. About what sexual activity did Nin find herself frequently fantasizing in October?
(a) Sodomy.
(b) Orgies.
(c) Fellatio.
(d) Lesbian intercourse.

4. Why did Miller become angry with Nin during his first attempt at seducing her?
(a) She got drunk and passed out.
(b) She kept talking about her cousin.
(c) He thought she was purposely being coy.
(d) He did not know she had a husband.

5. How did Miller feel about Nin and Mansfield's relationship in January of 1932?
(a) He began to hate Nin.
(b) He began to entertain thoughts of living with both women.
(c) He began to hate Mansfield.
(d) He began to feel emasculated by their relationship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Eduardo's relationship to Nin?

2. According to Nin, what could she not be if she were a faithful wife?

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

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

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

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