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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To represent her attachments to both Miller and Eduardo, what did Nin buy?
(a) Two scarves.
(b) Two brassieres.
(c) Two bracelets.
(d) Two belts.

2. Who suggested to Nin that she might be losing herself in what was not hers?
(a) Eduardo.
(b) Dr. Allendy.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Joaquin.

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

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

5. Whose books did Nin specifically keep in her studio?
(a) D.H. Lawrence.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Nathaniel Hathorne.

6. What did Allendy suggest as being the cause of Nin's inferiority complex?
(a) Her brother's success at life.
(b) Her childhood frailty.
(c) Her mother's notion that Nin was not intelligent.
(d) Her father's abuse.

7. What fear keeps Nin from taking complete pleasure in having sex with Miller?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Fear of pregnancy.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Longing for Mansfield.

8. What fear did Perles express to Nin during May?
(a) He was afraid she was expecting Miller to propose to her, though he had no intention.
(b) He was afraid Nin would end up pregnant without knowing the child's father.
(c) He was afraid she was stretched too thin in her relationships.
(d) He was afraid Miller would hurt her.

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

10. According to Allendy, why did Nin always seek out older men for relationships?
(a) She was trying to gain her father's love.
(b) She was hoping to outlive them.
(c) She finds younger men too threatening.
(d) She hoped older men would fund her lifestyle.

11. To what did Nin agree in April to quell Eduardo's fear?
(a) She would partially censor her journal for him.
(b) She would never leave him, even if she stopped loving him.
(c) She would never intentionally get pregnant.
(d) She would keep Hugo from hurting him.

12. What did Allendy predict would keep Nin unhappy?
(a) Being with Miller.
(b) Denying her homosexuality.
(c) Writing in her journal.
(d) Not being herself.

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

14. What did Nin vow to never to do in regards to her relationship with Hugo?
(a) Marry him.
(b) Leave him.
(c) Cheat on him.
(d) Have children with him.

15. What did Nin allow Miller and Perles to do in her studio?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Eat her food.
(c) Drink her wine.
(d) Read her journals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over love for whom did Nin disagree with Allendy?

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

3. What was the primary subject when Nin visited Dr. Allendy?

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

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

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