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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. Why did Hugo start to come home late in October?
(a) He was having an affair.
(b) He was preparing to leave her.
(c) He was visiting the opium dens.
(d) He was testing Nin's patience.

2. What was Eduardo's relationship to Nin?
(a) Cousin.
(b) Nephew.
(c) Stepfather.
(d) Brother.

3. What was Hugo's main fear when Nin confessed her affair with Miller to him?
(a) He was afraid Miller would get her sick.
(b) He was afraid Miller would get her pregnant.
(c) He was afraid she would leave him.
(d) He was afraid that Miller's wife would attempt to seduce himself out of revenge.

4. Where did Eduardo and Nin have their first conversation of the book?
(a) Saint-Barthelemy.
(b) Paris.
(c) Louveciennes.
(d) Saint-Martin.

5. Why did Eduardo claim that Nin could not be a lesbian?
(a) Nin did not hate men.
(b) Eduardo was attempting to corral Nin for himself.
(c) Nin did not view other women as equals.
(d) Nin was repulsed by other women's bodies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Miller feel about Nin and Mansfield's relationship in January of 1932?

3. Why did Nin refuse to leave Hugo?

4. How did Hugo feel about June Mansfield when he first met her?

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

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