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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What revelation did Eduardo make to Nin in the first month of this journal?
(a) He was repulsed by her actions.
(b) He was in love with her.
(c) He had an affair with her husband.
(d) He was battling an opium addiction.

2. About what sexual activity did Nin find herself frequently fantasizing in October?
(a) Orgies.
(b) Fellatio.
(c) Sodomy.
(d) Lesbian intercourse.

3. With what did Nin paper her walls in February while she was in Louveciennes?
(a) Mansfield's writings.
(b) Hugo's early love letters to her.
(c) Her own poetry.
(d) Miller's letters.

4. Fill in the blank: at the end of January, Nin concluded that Mansfield was capable of only generosity and of loving _____.
(a) Herself.
(b) Nin.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Miller.

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

6. Why did Hugo start to come home late in October?
(a) He was having an affair.
(b) He was visiting the opium dens.
(c) He was preparing to leave her.
(d) He was testing Nin's patience.

7. What was Nin unable to do for Mansfield in her dream?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Satisfy her.
(c) Find her.
(d) Leave her.

8. How did Hugo feel about Nin's new aspect on life after her meeting with Miller in March?
(a) He became introverted.
(b) He resented her.
(c) He enjoyed her openness.
(d) He felt jealous of losing her affections.

9. Of what was Nin unsure in March in regards to Miller?
(a) She doubted his feedback on her work.
(b) She doubted his ability to love her and Mansfield.
(c) She believed she loves him.
(d) She was afraid of his temper.

10. Where did Eduardo and Nin have their first conversation of the book?
(a) Paris.
(b) Saint-Barthelemy.
(c) Louveciennes.
(d) Saint-Martin.

11. How did Eduardo feel about Miller?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Alienated.
(d) Loving.

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

13. What did Nin admit to being frightened by with Miller?
(a) His intensity.
(b) His politics.
(c) His age.
(d) His marriage.

14. In March of 1932, where did Nin and Miller meet?
(a) La Coupole.
(b) Cafe de le Dome.
(c) La Closerie des Lilas.
(d) Cafe de la Rotonde.

15. Why was Nin unable to eat in front of Mansfield when they met for lunch in January of 1932?
(a) She was too ill from drinking the night before.
(b) She was hoping to hide her nervous eating habits from Mansfield.
(c) She was annoyed that Mansfield was pregnant.
(d) She was too intimidated by Mansfield.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nin realize her letters to Miller took the place of in March?

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

3. Who did Nin allow to read her journal at the end of March?

4. How did Hugo refer to his and Nin's tumultuous relationship in November?

5. With whom does Nin attempt to end a relationship in March of 1932?

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