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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Nin first sleep with Henry Miller?
(a) She thought she could write about her experiences for her next book.
(b) She was trying to get back at Hugo.
(c) She pitied him.
(d) She was slipped a drug.

2. How did Nin's allowance of Miller in March affect him?
(a) He fell even deeper in love with her.
(b) He grew to hate her even more.
(c) He rebuffed her.
(d) He served Mansfield with divorce papers.

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

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

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

6. Of what does Eduardo obsess when it comes to Nin?
(a) Her other relationships.
(b) Half measures.
(c) His capability as a lover.
(d) Sex.

7. Why did Nin refuse to leave Hugo?
(a) She depends upon him financially.
(b) He is too ill to be left alone.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She is afraid he will kill himself.

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

9. Why did Nin think Henry believed her to be more sexually experienced than she actually was?
(a) She had affairs behind Hugo's back.
(b) She was an artist's model.
(c) She was older than his wife.
(d) She was married.

10. What action did Nin and her guest take at the exhibition?
(a) They merely watched.
(b) They drank with the dancers.
(c) They danced.
(d) They each painted one of the dancers.

11. What did Nin allow Miller to do in March?
(a) Read her journal.
(b) Slap her.
(c) Watch her have sex with Hugo.
(d) Write about their relationship.

12. What was Eduardo's relationship to Nin?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Stepfather.
(c) Nephew.
(d) Brother.

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

14. 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 felt jealous.
(d) He was indifferent.

15. Why did Eduardo claim that Nin could not be a lesbian?
(a) Nin did not view other women as equals.
(b) Eduardo was attempting to corral Nin for himself.
(c) Nin did not hate men.
(d) Nin was repulsed by other women's bodies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Henry do to Nin that initially repulses her in their first meeting?

2. Through what mutual acquaintance did Nin and Henry Miller meet?

3. How did Miller feel about Nin and Mansfield's relationship in January of 1932?

4. Describe Jean's relationship to Mansfield.

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

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