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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. By what other name Nin often refer to Miller in March?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Perles.
(c) Salvador.
(d) Erskine.

5. In what year did "Henry and June" begin?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1929.

6. Where did Nin meet Perles and Miller in March?
(a) Arles.
(b) The Eiffel tower.
(c) Place Clichy.
(d) Cafe Rotundo.

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

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

9. What was significant about Nin's meeting with Perles and Miller?
(a) Both men wanted her.
(b) Perles immediately hated Nin.
(c) Nin refused to talk to either of the men.
(d) Miller ignored Nin.

10. What did Perles and Miller both beg of Nin when they meet with her in March?
(a) They begged her to pose for a portrait.
(b) They asked her to leave them alone.
(c) They begged her to read her work aloud to him.
(d) They both wanted her to spend the night with him.

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

12. 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 was battling an opium addiction.
(d) He had an affair with her husband.

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

14. Why did Nin find herself unable to commit to Miller, despite their attraction to each other and compatibility?
(a) Nin was afraid that her relationship with Miller would overshadow her writing career.
(b) Nin felt Miller could not understand her.
(c) Nin felt she loved Mansfield more.
(d) Nin was afraid Miller would try to force her to leave Hugo.

15. Why did Miller want to unmask Nin?
(a) He wanted to manipulate her out of loving Hugo.
(b) He wanted to own every aspect of her.
(c) He wanted to tear her down for his own needs.
(d) He wanted to write about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Perles's suggestion to Nin that she loved Miller more than Mansfield affect Nin?

2. How did Hugo feel about Nin's new aspect on life after her meeting with Miller in March?

3. About what does Mansfield object in regards to Miller?

4. About what sexual activity did Nin find herself frequently fantasizing in October?

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

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