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

2. According to Nin, what did Henry and Mansfield destroy in her?
(a) Understanding.
(b) Logic.
(c) Inspiration.
(d) Love.

3. What was the subject of the book that required Nin to obtain a lawyer?
(a) World War I.
(b) Light erotica.
(c) Incest.
(d) D.H. Lawrence.

4. After meeting Mansfield for lunch, what does Nin conclude about her feelings for the other woman?
(a) Nin believed Mansfield was not good enough for Henry.
(b) Nin was infatuated with her.
(c) Nin hated her.
(d) Nin believed Mansfield was trying marginalize her.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nin admit to being frightened by with Miller?

2. How did Perles feel when Nin went to Miller's bedroom the night they met?

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

4. After their meeting in March, what was Nin happy to do for him?

5. What was the purpose of the exhibition Nin attended in March?

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