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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 activity did Nin express occasional shame?

2. Where was Mansfield staying in April of 1932?

3. What request did Nin make of Mansfield in April?

4. Who contacts Nin in May with the express desire to see her?

5. Why could Nin no longer feel comfortable in her own home in May?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Perles and Miller's differing loves for Nin start to become problematic around April?

4. How did Allendy characterize Nin's relationships with her lovers?

5. What did Dr. Allendy believe about the root of Nin's inferiority complex?

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

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

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

9. Why was Nin firm about her commitment that she would always choose Hugo over Miller?

10. Describe Nin's discussion about her femininity with Dr. Allendy.

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 the roles of domination and submission in regards to the many relationships depicted in this journal. Do not confine this discussion strictly to how it related to Anais Nin.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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