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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. Why did Allendy tell Nin she should put on some weight?
(a) She was too thin.
(b) She was in danger of becoming anorexic.
(c) She would divert male attention.
(d) She would feel more feminine.

2. Over which lover did Nin began to feel unsure of in May?
(a) Mansfield.
(b) Eduardo.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Perles.

3. Where was Mansfield staying in April of 1932?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Vienna.
(d) New York.

4. What did Eduardo fear from Nin in April?
(a) Her journal.
(b) Her love.
(c) Her relationship with Hugo.
(d) Her sex.

5. To what did Nin agree in April to quell Eduardo's fear?
(a) She would keep Hugo from hurting him.
(b) She would partially censor her journal for him.
(c) She would never leave him, even if she stopped loving him.
(d) She would never intentionally get pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In April of 1932, who did Nin claim she would always choose above her other lovers?

2. In April, how did Perles' feelings for Nin change?

3. Where were Miller and Perles staying in April?

4. Where was Nin's studio?

5. Why was Miller's dislike (as claimed in April of 1932) hypocritical?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nin's discussion about her femininity with Dr. Allendy.

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

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

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

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

6. How was Miller hypocritical about relationships?

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

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

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

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

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