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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 that her relationship with Miller would overshadow her writing career.
(d) Nin was afraid Miller would try to force her to leave Hugo.

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

12. What revelation did Eduardo make to Nin in the first month of this journal?
(a) He was in love with her.
(b) He was battling an opium addiction.
(c) He had an affair with her husband.
(d) He was repulsed by her actions.

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

14. 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.

15. With whom does Nin find solace when she was at her most insecure in March?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Perles.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Eduardo feel about Miller?

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

4. What did Miller admire most about Nin in March?

5. Why did Eduardo feel the way he did about Miller in March?

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