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

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

3. What about Nin hurt Hugo more than anything else in the beginning of the journal?

4. Why did Miller claim that Nin needed more of a man than Hugo?

5. Where did Eduardo and Nin have their first conversation of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Nin and Miller build their relationship in February?

4. Why did Eduardo suggest Nin see a psychoanalyst?

5. How did Nin characterize her relationships with men to Eduardo and why?

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

7. How did Nin juggle her conflicting affections for both Miller and Mansfield in March?

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

9. Describe Nin and Miller's first meeting.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss Nin and Mansfield's erotically-charged friendship and how it was related to their connections to Miller. Include the women's ideas on lesbianism and how their connection changed their outlooks on romantic attachments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Nin's evolution as a writer from the beginning of her journal to the end of her affair with Miller, as well as how and why the events of that time shaped her as an artist.

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