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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. Through what mutual acquaintance did Nin and Henry Miller meet?

2. When Nin read Miller's new novel in February, how did she feel about it?

3. Of what was Nin unsure in March in regards to Miller?

4. What did Nin leave a dinner with Hugo to do in March of 1932?

5. Describe Jean's relationship to Mansfield.

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nin and Hugo's relationship improve during the month of March?

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

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

4. Why was Hugo worried about Nin's affair with Miller?

5. Why did Nin feel that Henry and Mansfield had caused her to lose her sense of logic?

6. Discuss Hugo and Nin's relationship in November of 1931.

7. Describe Nin's dream about Mansfield and how it related to her neuroses.

8. How did Nin feel about Mansfield when she met her?

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

10. Describe Nin and Miller's first meeting.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was Allendy's relationship with Nin intensely problematic in regards to her personal life, his professional needs, and her need to straighten out her relationships? Discuss the problems that arose from Allendy treating a woman with psychoanalysis for whom he held great affection and attraction, as well as the possibility of Nin purposefully seducing him.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Nin from the beginning of her journal to the end, from her changes in personality to her changes in lovers. Trace her personal journey from the beginning to the end and what it revealed about the woman herself.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the many different lovers of Nin throughout the year of this journal (be sure to include June Mansfield). Discuss how their differences caused Nin to love each one differently, as well as how it was related to her need to find complete fulfillment.

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