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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In dividing her affections between Miller and Hugo, how did Nin view herself?
(a) A spy.
(b) A betrayer of affections.
(c) A phony.
(d) Two separate people.

2. Which of the following women was Henry not romantically involved with when seeing Nin?
(a) A dancer.
(b) Mansfield.
(c) Natasha.
(d) A Surrealist painter.

3. What marked the moment in June in which Miller realized Nin was becoming stronger and coarser in words?
(a) Nin grew angry at him for possessive tendencies.
(b) Nin slept with Perles.
(c) He was unable to make love to her.
(d) Mansfield left him.

4. How did Perles's suggestion to Nin that she loved Miller more than Mansfield affect Nin?
(a) She felt emboldened.
(b) She grew defensive.
(c) She felt alienated from Mansfield.
(d) She grew saddened.

5. Why did Eduardo fear Nin in April?
(a) He was afraid she would get pregnant.
(b) He was afraid her journal would reveal too many secrets about him.
(c) He was afraid he would lose her love.
(d) He was afraid Hugo would kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Nin unable to eat in front of Mansfield when they met for lunch in January of 1932?

2. Where were Miller and Perles staying in April?

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

4. To what did Nin agree in April to quell Eduardo's fear?

5. By May of 1932, what was Nin worried about in regards to her personality?

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