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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did Nin believe about Miller's feelings towards sex?
(a) Sex was love.
(b) Sex was degrading to both parties.
(c) Sex was pointless.
(d) Sex was about conquering the other person.

9. After meeting Mansfield for lunch, what does Nin conclude about her feelings for the other woman?
(a) Nin believed Mansfield was not good enough for Henry.
(b) Nin was infatuated with her.
(c) Nin believed Mansfield was trying marginalize her.
(d) Nin hated her.

10. How did Nin claim she and Mansfield communicated during February of 1932?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Drawings.
(c) They developed a secret language.
(d) Short stories that alluded to their feelings for one another.

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

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

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

14. What was the purpose of the exhibition Nin attended in March?
(a) Naked men and women were painting and dancing.
(b) Naked men danced for money.
(c) Naked women were dancing and having sex.
(d) Naked men were posing for artists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nin's allowance of Miller in March affect him?

2. When analyzing Mansfield's stories, what doubts does Nin begin to feel?

3. How did Hugo feel about June Mansfield when he first met her?

4. What action did Nin and her guest take at the exhibition?

5. With what did Nin paper her walls in February while she was in Louveciennes?

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