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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through pages 145-213.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Nin believe about Miller's feelings towards sex?
(a) Sex was pointless.
(b) Sex was love.
(c) Sex was about conquering the other person.
(d) Sex was degrading to both parties.

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

5. By May of 1932, what was Nin worried about in regards to her personality?
(a) Her indecision.
(b) Her meekness.
(c) Her masculine traits.
(d) Her temper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the motivation behind Miller's tirade about Hugo and Nin's relationship?

2. What about Nin hurt Hugo more than anything else in the beginning of the journal?

3. Who did Nin allow to read her journal at the end of March?

4. Why did Miller claim that Nin needed more of a man than Hugo?

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

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