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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who contacts Nin in May with the express desire to see her?
(a) John.
(b) Dr. Allendy.
(c) Eduardo.
(d) Mansfield.

2. According to Nin in July, what was destined to happen between Miller and herself?
(a) He would lose her.
(b) He would go back to Mansfield.
(c) He would grow bored with her.
(d) They would end their relationship violently.

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

4. Why did Eduardo fear Nin in April?
(a) He was afraid he would lose her love.
(b) He was afraid Hugo would kill him.
(c) He was afraid her journal would reveal too many secrets about him.
(d) He was afraid she would get pregnant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Mansfield staying in April of 1932?

2. Which lover caused Nin the most anxiety?

3. According to Miller, Nin gave him everything while he gave her _____.

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

5. What did Allendy predict would keep Nin unhappy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Perles and Miller's differing loves for Nin start to become problematic around April?

2. In what ways did Perles Miller's love for Nin in June and how did she counter his claims?

3. How was Miller hypocritical about relationships?

4. Why did Nin describe her journal as being an addiction?

5. Describe Nin's reflections about her relationship to Hugo at the end of April.

6. What did Dr. Allendy believe about the root of Nin's inferiority complex?

7. Describe the double standards in Miller and Nin's relationship.

8. What was problematic about Nin's agreement to Eduardo in regards to her journal?

9. What was Dr. Allendy's analysis of Nin's relationships?

10. Why did Mansfield's return worry both Miller and Nin?

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