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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. Through what mutual acquaintance did Nin and Henry Miller meet?
(a) Anna Navarra.
(b) Eduardo Nin.
(c) RIchard Osborn.
(d) Salvador Dali.

2. What did Miller admire most about Nin in March?
(a) Her writing talent.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her ability to understand the world around her.
(d) Her ability to juggle many different relationships at once.

3. How did Nin claim she and Mansfield communicated during February of 1932?
(a) They developed a secret language.
(b) Drawings.
(c) Short stories that alluded to their feelings for one another.
(d) Dreams.

4. In March of 1932, where did Nin and Miller meet?
(a) La Closerie des Lilas.
(b) La Coupole.
(c) Cafe de la Rotonde.
(d) Cafe de le Dome.

5. What revelation did Eduardo make to Nin in the first month of this journal?
(a) He was in love with her.
(b) He was battling an opium addiction.
(c) He had an affair with her husband.
(d) He was repulsed by her actions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Nin unable to do for Mansfield in her dream?

2. What action did Nin and her guest take at the exhibition?

3. Why did Eduardo claim that Nin could not be a lesbian?

4. How did Hugo refer to his and Nin's tumultuous relationship in November?

5. How did Hugo feel about Nin's new aspect on life after her meeting with Miller in March?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Hugo's insecurities about Nin at the beginning of her journal?

2. Describe Nin and Miller's first meeting.

3. What was significant about Nin allowing so many people to read her journal?

4. How did Miller admit to feeling about Nin around March?

5. Why did Nin initially have sex with Miller?

6. Why did Eduardo suggest Nin see a psychoanalyst?

7. How did Nin and Miller's relationship evolve during March?

8. Describe Nin's relationship with Eduardo.

9. Why was Nin obsessed with sexual fulfillment in October of 1931?

10. How did Perles begin to feel about Nin in March?

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