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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. How did Hugo refer to his and Nin's tumultuous relationship in November?
(a) A divorce.
(b) A funeral dirge.
(c) A honeymoon.
(d) Utopia.

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

3. Fill in the blank: at the end of January, Nin concluded that Mansfield was capable of only generosity and of loving _____.
(a) Miller.
(b) Nin.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Herself.

4. How did Hugo feel about Nin's new aspect on life after her meeting with Miller in March?
(a) He became introverted.
(b) He resented her.
(c) He enjoyed her openness.
(d) He felt jealous of losing her affections.

5. What did Perles and Miller both beg of Nin when they meet with her in March?
(a) They begged her to read her work aloud to him.
(b) They asked her to leave them alone.
(c) They both wanted her to spend the night with him.
(d) They begged her to pose for a portrait.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Eduardo feel the way he did about Miller in March?

2. How did Nin claim she and Mansfield communicated during February of 1932?

3. With what did Nin paper her walls in February while she was in Louveciennes?

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

5. How did Hugo feel about June Mansfield when he first met her?

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