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

2. To what did Nin agree in April to quell Eduardo's fear?

3. By May, how did Nin begin to view her journal?

4. What was the motivation behind Miller's tirade about Hugo and Nin's relationship?

5. What did Allendy suggest as being the cause of Nin's inferiority complex?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Allendy characterize Nin's relationships with her lovers?

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

4. How did Miller tell Nin he felt about her husband?

5. Describe the double standards in Miller and Nin's relationship.

6. How did Perles and Miller's differing loves for Nin start to become problematic around April?

7. Describe Nin's reflections about her relationship to Hugo at the end of April.

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

9. How was Miller hypocritical about relationships?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nin's relationship with her family and how it had affected her romantic partnerships.

Essay Topic 2

How did her relationships with Miller and Mansfield cause Nin to begin questioning the reality around her at the end of her journal? What did this suggest about Nin's need to move on with her life, as well as how she had grown throughout the course of this year? What did this ultimately reveal about her feelings for both Miller and Mansfield?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the journal's title in relation to Nin's many different romantic relationships. Focus on the different aspects of love as seen through her eyes, as well as how this changed throughout her affair with Miller.

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