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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. Who was Eduardo's psychoanalyst?

2. Who suggested Nin sees a psychoanalyst?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Nin and Miller's first meeting.

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

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

8. Why did Eduardo suggest Nin see a psychoanalyst?

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

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

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

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

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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