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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. With what did Nin paper her walls in February while she was in Louveciennes?

2. Why did Hugo start to come home late in October?

3. Fill in the blank: at the end of January, Nin concluded that Mansfield was capable of only generosity and of loving _____.

4. What was Eduardo's relationship to Nin?

5. After meeting Mansfield for lunch, what does Nin conclude about her feelings for the other woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nin's relationship with Eduardo.

2. Describe the exhibition Nin and Hugo attend.

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

4. Why did Nin initially have sex with Miller?

5. Why did Hugo hate Mansfield so intensely upon meeting her?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How did Nin's initial intimidation and fear of Miller infuse their relationship from beginning to end? How was this related to Miller's seduction of Nin, as well as his later inability to perform in bed? What does this ultimately reveal about Miller's more possessive, sexist tendencies?

Essay Topic 3

After spending four days together in Louveciennes, Miller declared that he and Nin were a married couple, no matter what she (or anyone else) thought. Discuss this statement as being representative of Miller's state of mind at this point and how this revealed his views on relationships, particularly with Nin and his legal wife, Mansfield.

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