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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the traits Miller claimed Nin needed in a partner?
(a) Stronger.
(b) Wiser.
(c) More lenient.
(d) Older.

2. What did Nin claim about her love for Miller?
(a) It made her tougher.
(b) It allowed her to further experience the world of which she had always dreams.
(c) It made her weak.
(d) It heightened her creativity.

3. How did Perles feel when Nin went to Miller's bedroom the night they met?
(a) He felt sorry for Mansfield.
(b) He felt angry at Nin.
(c) He was indifferent.
(d) He felt jealous.

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

5. After their meeting in March, what was Nin happy to do for him?
(a) Submit.
(b) Break off her relationship with Mansfield.
(c) Write.
(d) Divorce Hugo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did "Henry and June" begin?

3. What marked the moment in June in which Miller realized Nin was becoming stronger and coarser in words?

4. According to Nin, what could she not be if she were a faithful wife?

5. According to Nin, what did Henry and Mansfield destroy in her?

(see the answer key)

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