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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. How had Nin's romantic love for Hugo changed over the years by her estimation in April?

2. What appeared to have been Miller's general attitude toward Nin and Mansfield in regards to his relationship with them?

3. Where were Miller and Perles staying in April?

4. How did Allendy and Nin end their final appointment together in June?

5. What did Allendy suggest as being the cause of Nin's inferiority complex?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Miller hypocritical about relationships?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Miller tell Nin he felt about her husband?

8. Describe Nin's studio at Louveciennes.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How was Nin's need for validation from many different people (usually men) in her life related to her neuroses, possible Oedipal complex, and her many different lovers? In what ways was this driving need for approval the basis of her relationship with Miller?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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