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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Miller, Nin gave him everything while he gave her _____.
(a) His love.
(b) His writing.
(c) A little.
(d) Nothing.

2. What about Nin hurt Hugo more than anything else in the beginning of the journal?
(a) Her indifference.
(b) Her affairs.
(c) Her drug addictions.
(d) Her quick temper.

3. What request did Nin make of Mansfield in April?
(a) Nin asked her to come home.
(b) Nin asked to have a monogamous relationship with her.
(c) Nin asked her to divorce Miller.
(d) Nin asked her to run away with her.

4. According to Allendy, why did Nin always seek out older men for relationships?
(a) She was trying to gain her father's love.
(b) She finds younger men too threatening.
(c) She hoped older men would fund her lifestyle.
(d) She was hoping to outlive them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Allendy predict would keep Nin unhappy?

2. With what did Nin paper her walls in February while she was in Louveciennes?

3. In May, Nin began to wonder which of the two men (Miller and Allendy) were helping her control her _____.

4. What was significant about Nin's meeting with Perles and Miller?

5. Nin found herself torn between ______ and Mansfield for romantic affection in March.

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