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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the traits Miller claimed Nin needed in a partner?
(a) Wiser.
(b) Stronger.
(c) More lenient.
(d) Older.

2. What did Eduardo fear from Nin in April?
(a) Her sex.
(b) Her relationship with Hugo.
(c) Her love.
(d) Her journal.

3. How did Allendy and Nin end their final appointment together in June?
(a) A kiss.
(b) Drinks.
(c) A hug.
(d) Sex.

4. Where were Miller and Perles staying in April?
(a) Ste.- Exupery.
(b) Place Cinchy.
(c) Hotel Odeon.
(d) Antoine Martine.

5. Who was Miller's polar opposite in regards to reliability with Nin?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Perles.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Mansfield.

6. Where was Mansfield staying in April of 1932?
(a) London.
(b) Vienna.
(c) New York.
(d) Berlin.

7. When Miller's remarks hurt Nin when they were at her studio with Perles, what were his intentions behind saying them?
(a) He was trying to keep Perles from falling in love with her.
(b) He was trying to denigrate her so that he could focus on Mansfield.
(c) He was trying to tell her he was attracted to her mind, not her body.
(d) He was trying to hurt her enough so that she would sleep with Perles.

8. What request did Nin make of Mansfield in April?
(a) Nin asked her to come home.
(b) Nin asked her to divorce Miller.
(c) Nin asked her to run away with her.
(d) Nin asked to have a monogamous relationship with her.

9. Where was Nin's studio?
(a) Saint-Barthelemy.
(b) Saint-Martin.
(c) Louveciennes.
(d) Wallis and Futana.

10. What was the primary subject when Nin visited Dr. Allendy?
(a) Her relationships.
(b) Her decision to leave America.
(c) Her books.
(d) Her brother.

11. What did Miller begin to consider in July, despite Nin's insistence that he not?
(a) Pursuing another woman.
(b) Giving up writing.
(c) Moving to New York.
(d) Leaving Mansfield.

12. In April of 1932, what did Miller claim to dislike?
(a) Children.
(b) Faithless women.
(c) Happy couples.
(d) Overbearing men.

13. By May of 1932, what new situation in his life made Miller acutely uncomfortable?
(a) Fame.
(b) Mansfield was pregnant.
(c) The doctor told him he had to stop drinking.
(d) He had been arrested.

14. What was significant about Nin's feelings for both Hugo and Miller?
(a) She knew she was torturing both of them with her indecision.
(b) They were the closest she had come to giving herself wholly to another.
(c) She feared both of them.
(d) She loved them both too equally to choose between them.

15. In what way did Miller verbally express his love for Nin?
(a) He told her she needed to become more assertive.
(b) He told her he needed to own her.
(c) He told her she needed to leave him for his own good.
(d) He told her he needed to write a story about her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Nin claim to feel in May when she realized her entire life had become secondary to Miller?

2. What fear did both Miller and Nin have with the possible return of Mansfield?

3. What fear did Perles express to Nin during May?

4. By May, how did Nin begin to view her journal?

5. How did Nin describe Hugo to Miller when defending him?

(see the answer keys)

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