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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Nin ultimately decide she needed analysis in April?
(a) She was hoping to start over with her lovers.
(b) She was starting to feel isolated from everyone else.
(c) Her relationships cause her too much pain.
(d) She was afraid of men.

2. What did Nin realize her letters to Miller took the place of in March?
(a) Writing in her journal.
(b) Having sex with Hugo.
(c) Talking to Hugo.
(d) Writing a short story.

3. In May, to where did Dr. Allendy accompany Nin?
(a) A public reading of Miller's.
(b) Hugo's father's funeral.
(c) Joaquin's piano recital.
(d) The ballet.

4. What did Nin allow Miller and Perles to do in her studio?
(a) Eat her food.
(b) Drink her wine.
(c) Read her journals.
(d) Smoke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Eduardo and Nin have their first conversation of the book?

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

3. After meeting Mansfield for lunch, what does Nin conclude about her feelings for the other woman?

4. What did Allendy suggest as being the cause of Nin's inferiority complex?

5. What did Allendy initially believe was at the heart of Nin's problem?

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