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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) A little.
(b) His love.
(c) His writing.
(d) Nothing.

2. Which lover caused Nin the most anxiety?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Miller.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Mansfield.

3. What was significant about Nin's feelings for both Hugo and Miller?
(a) She knew she was torturing both of them with her indecision.
(b) She feared both of them.
(c) They were the closest she had come to giving herself wholly to another.
(d) She loved them both too equally to choose between them.

4. Who suggested Nin sees a psychoanalyst?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Eduardo.
(c) Mansfield.
(d) Miller.

5. How did Nin claim to feel in May when she realized her entire life had become secondary to Miller?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Honest.
(c) Cleansed.
(d) Forgotten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nin claim about her love for Miller?

2. Why did Nin first sleep with Henry Miller?

3. Who was Eduardo's psychoanalyst?

4. With what activity did Nin express occasional shame?

5. How did Allendy characterize Hugo?

(see the answer key)

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