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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When analyzing Mansfield's stories, what doubts does Nin begin to feel?
(a) She doubted Mansfield's talent as an artist.
(b) She doubted Mansfield is capable of telling the truth.
(c) She doubted Mansfield's mental stability.
(d) She doubted Mansfield's feelings for her.

2. Why did Miller become angry with Nin during his first attempt at seducing her?
(a) She got drunk and passed out.
(b) He did not know she had a husband.
(c) He thought she was purposely being coy.
(d) She kept talking about her cousin.

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

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

5. Through what mutual acquaintance did Nin and Henry Miller meet?
(a) Anna Navarra.
(b) Eduardo Nin.
(c) RIchard Osborn.
(d) Salvador Dali.

6. 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 hated her.
(c) Nin was infatuated with her.
(d) Nin believed Mansfield was trying marginalize her.

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

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

9. With whom does Nin attempt to end a relationship in March of 1932?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Mansfield.
(c) Miller.
(d) Eduardo.

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

11. What did Henry do to Nin that initially repulses her in their first meeting?
(a) He kissed her.
(b) He flirted with her.
(c) He refused to shake her hand.
(d) He got her drunk.

12. According to Nin, why did she try to assume the dominant role in a relationship?
(a) She would fall for weak men.
(b) She was too tomboyish to not be dominant.
(c) She liked to blur the societal gender roles.
(d) She was afraid someone would take advantage of her.

13. According to Nin, what could she not be if she were a faithful wife?
(a) A tragic figure.
(b) An expert on erotica.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) An artist.

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

15. Why did Miller claim that Nin needed more of a man than Hugo?
(a) He saw her as aggressive.
(b) He saw her as lonely.
(c) He saw her as passionate.
(d) He saw her as fragile.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Of what does Eduardo obsess when it comes to Nin?

4. What did Nin leave a dinner with Hugo to do in March of 1932?

5. Of what was Nin unsure in March in regards to Miller?

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