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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nin referred to a period of time she spent in a certain city in February of 1932, though never revealed what happened there. What city was this?
(a) Paris.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Rome.
(d) St. Tropez.

2. By Nin's standards, what outlived reality?
(a) Affection.
(b) Sex.
(c) Romanticism.
(d) Art.

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

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

5. After Mansfield's departure in January of 1932, where did Nin go to recover?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Morocco.

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

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

8. How did Hugo find out about Nin's affair with John Erskine?
(a) Erskine wrote him a letter.
(b) He read her journal.
(c) He found the gifts Erskine had given her.
(d) Erskine's wife confronted Hugo when she saw him at a museum.

9. Where did Miller and Mansfield live?
(a) Exeter.
(b) Stratford-upon-Avon.
(c) Henry St. Joint.
(d) Valencia.

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

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

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

13. How did Miller feel about Nin and Mansfield's relationship in January of 1932?
(a) He began to feel emasculated by their relationship.
(b) He began to hate Mansfield.
(c) He began to hate Nin.
(d) He began to entertain thoughts of living with both women.

14. How did Perles's suggestion to Nin that she loved Miller more than Mansfield affect Nin?
(a) She grew defensive.
(b) She felt emboldened.
(c) She felt alienated from Mansfield.
(d) She grew saddened.

15. What was Hugo's main fear when Nin confessed her affair with Miller to him?
(a) He was afraid that Miller's wife would attempt to seduce himself out of revenge.
(b) He was afraid Miller would get her sick.
(c) He was afraid Miller would get her pregnant.
(d) He was afraid she would leave him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In dividing her affections between Miller and Hugo, how did Nin view herself?

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

3. Describe Jean's relationship to Mansfield.

4. Fill in the blank: at the end of January, Nin concluded that Mansfield was capable of only generosity and of loving _____.

5. Who suggested Nin sees a psychoanalyst?

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