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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pages 108-144.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Mansfield staying in April of 1932?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Berlin.

2. What appeared to have been Miller's general attitude toward Nin and Mansfield in regards to his relationship with them?
(a) He wanted to be in an intellectual relationship without any physicality.
(b) He wanted to possess both of them fully.
(c) He wanted them both to go away.
(d) He loathed them both for being unfaithful to him.

3. What did Allendy suggest as being the cause of Nin's inferiority complex?
(a) Her childhood frailty.
(b) Her mother's notion that Nin was not intelligent.
(c) Her father's abuse.
(d) Her brother's success at life.

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

5. What was the purpose of the exhibition Nin attended in March?
(a) Naked men danced for money.
(b) Naked men and women were painting and dancing.
(c) Naked men were posing for artists.
(d) Naked women were dancing and having sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested to Nin that she might be losing herself in what was not hers?

2. Why did Nin first sleep with Henry Miller?

3. About what sexual activity did Nin find herself frequently fantasizing in October?

4. In dividing her affections between Miller and Hugo, how did Nin view herself?

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

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