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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-52; October 1931- February 1932.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Miller and Mansfield live?
(a) Stratford-upon-Avon.
(b) Valencia.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Henry St. Joint.

2. Why was Nin unable to eat in front of Mansfield when they met for lunch in January of 1932?
(a) She was too intimidated by Mansfield.
(b) She was hoping to hide her nervous eating habits from Mansfield.
(c) She was annoyed that Mansfield was pregnant.
(d) She was too ill from drinking the night before.

3. According to Nin, what could she not be if she were a faithful wife?
(a) An expert on erotica.
(b) An artist.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) A tragic figure.

4. Why did Nin first sleep with Henry Miller?
(a) She thought she could write about her experiences for her next book.
(b) She was trying to get back at Hugo.
(c) She was slipped a drug.
(d) She pitied him.

5. About what sexual activity did Nin find herself frequently fantasizing in October?
(a) Fellatio.
(b) Sodomy.
(c) Lesbian intercourse.
(d) Orgies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When analyzing Mansfield's stories, what doubts does Nin begin to feel?

2. What was Hugo's main fear when Nin confessed her affair with Miller to him?

3. What revelation did Eduardo make to Nin in the first month of this journal?

4. What was Eduardo's relationship to Nin?

5. What did Nin believe about Miller's feelings towards sex?

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