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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what activity did Nin express occasional shame?

2. What did Allendy predict would keep Nin unhappy?

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

4. Which of the following women was Henry not romantically involved with when seeing Nin?

5. Of the following, which was not one of the needs Nin required to be handled by men?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Nin deluding herself in her relationship with Miller?

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

3. Describe Nin's studio at Louveciennes.

4. Why did Miller tell Nin she was not beautiful?

5. Why did Nin ultimately decide she needed analysis after her time with Miller and Perles at Louveciennes?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Miller's sexism and possessive jealousy of Nin, as well as how it related to his relationship with Mansfield and, eventually, friendship with Hugo.

Essay Topic 2

Using Miller's statements to Nin about her attractiveness and how he believed she gave him so much more than he gave her, construct an essay on the role of honesty in the lives of these people and how it affected their relationships.

Essay Topic 3

What were the implications of Nin's admitted self-censoring of this particular journal? Discuss how this affected not only the readers' perceptions of Nin and her lovers, but of how her censorship can qualify this work as an unedited journal.

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