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

2. Which lover caused Nin the most anxiety?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Mansfield.
(c) Miller.
(d) Eduardo.

3. What appeared to have been Miller's general attitude toward Nin and Mansfield in regards to his relationship with them?
(a) He loathed them both for being unfaithful to him.
(b) He wanted to be in an intellectual relationship without any physicality.
(c) He wanted to possess both of them fully.
(d) He wanted them both to go away.

4. 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.

5. How did Nin feel about the equality in her relationship with Miller?
(a) She felt he took too much from her.
(b) She felt she took advantage of him.
(c) She felt he was too meek in his wants.
(d) She felt they were equal partners.

Short Answer Questions

1. If Nin should ever lose Miller, what did she claim would no longer be necessary?

2. Why was Miller's dislike (as claimed in April of 1932) hypocritical?

3. By May of 1932, what new situation in his life made Miller acutely uncomfortable?

4. What request did Nin make of Mansfield in April?

5. In May, to where did Dr. Allendy accompany Nin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Miller and Nin's relationship start to change in June?

3. How did Miller attempt to advance his relationship with Nin in May?

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

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

6. How was Miller hypocritical about relationships?

7. What is significant about Nin's realization that she had never given herself fully to another person?

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

9. What revitalized Hugo and Nin's relationship in May?

10. Why was Nin unhappy in her home and with Hugo by May?

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