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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. Why did Miller become angry with Nin during his first attempt at seducing her?

2. According to Nin, what could she not be if she were a faithful wife?

3. What did Henry do to Nin that initially repulses her in their first meeting?

4. With whom does Nin find solace when she was at her most insecure in March?

5. Who was Eduardo's psychoanalyst?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Nin initially have sex with Miller?

3. How did Miller admit to feeling about Nin around March?

4. Describe Nin's relationship with Eduardo.

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

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

7. How did Nin realize that she might be falling in love with Miller in March?

8. Why was Eduardo jealous of Miller and frustrated with Nin in March?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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