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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the following, which was not one of the needs Nin required to be handled by men?
(a) Analysis.
(b) Physical.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Spiritual.

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

3. What did Miller say in Nin's studio that hurt her feelings in April?
(a) He said she was a bad person for cheating on Hugo.
(b) He said she was not beautiful.
(c) He said she was simply using people.
(d) He said she was not a talented writer.

4. Who did Nin claim for her desire to end her journal?
(a) Manfield.
(b) Miller.
(c) Fred.
(d) Hugo.

5. In regards to his relationship with Nin, what did Miller desire of Mansfield in April of 1932?
(a) He wanted her to start a relationship with Hugo to distract him.
(b) He did not want her to come home.
(c) He wanted her to divorce him.
(d) He wanted her to have his child.

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

7. How did Miller once feel about sex with Nin?
(a) Sex was love.
(b) Sex was a disease.
(c) Sex was necessary to keep her with him.
(d) Sex was possession.

8. How did Nin describe Hugo to Miller when defending him?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Violent.
(c) Unintelligent.
(d) Inarticulate.

9. By May, how did Nin begin to view her journal?
(a) A vice.
(b) A necessity.
(c) A lifeline.
(d) A new lover.

10. 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 hurt her enough so that she would sleep with Perles.
(b) He was trying to keep Perles from falling in love with her.
(c) He was trying to denigrate her so that he could focus on Mansfield.
(d) He was trying to tell her he was attracted to her mind, not her body.

11. Over which lover did Nin began to feel unsure of in May?
(a) Mansfield.
(b) Hugo.
(c) Eduardo.
(d) Perles.

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

13. What did Eduardo point out to Nin in April of 1932 in regards to her relationship with Miller?
(a) Miller was the only man to whom she ever submitted.
(b) Miller was manipulating her outrageously.
(c) Nin regarded Miller like her father.
(d) Miller was quite abusive.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nin allow Miller and Perles to do in her studio?

2. What marked the moment in June in which Miller realized Nin was becoming stronger and coarser in words?

3. Which lover caused Nin the most anxiety?

4. What did Nin ask of Miller in May?

5. How had Miller's feelings began to alter in regards to Nin by May of 1932?

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