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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. According to Nin in July, what was destined to happen between Miller and herself?

2. What did Allendy initially believe was at the heart of Nin's problem?

3. By May of 1932, what new situation in his life made Miller acutely uncomfortable?

4. How did Nin refer to the obligations Miller had to attend to because of his books?

5. In April of 1932, what did Miller claim to dislike?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Nin unhappy in her home and with Hugo by May?

2. How was Miller hypocritical about relationships?

3. Why did Mansfield's return worry both Miller and Nin?

4. Why did Nin describe her journal as being an addiction?

5. How did Miller attempt to advance his relationship with Nin in May?

6. How did Miller and Nin's relationship start to change in June?

7. What is significant about Nin's realization that she had never given herself fully to another person?

8. Describe the double standards in Miller and Nin's relationship.

9. What was problematic about Nin's agreement to Eduardo in regards to her journal?

10. Describe Nin's studio at Louveciennes.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of homosexuality in "Henry and June: From a Journal of Love: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin."

Essay Topic 2

Using Miller's statements to Nin about her attractiveness and how he believed she gave him so much more than he gave her, construct an essay on the role of honesty in the lives of these people and how it affected their relationships.

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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