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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. By May, how did Nin begin to view her journal?

2. When Miller's remarks hurt Nin when they were at her studio with Perles, what were his intentions behind saying them?

3. Whose books did Nin specifically keep in her studio?

4. With what did Hugo begin to experiment in May of 1932?

5. In regards to his relationship with Nin, what did Miller desire of Mansfield in April of 1932?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was Nin unable to believe Miller would leave Mansfield for her?

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

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

7. Why did Miller tell Nin she was not beautiful?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the differences in Miller and Nin's languages and what it suggested about not only their relationships, but about their personalities. Be sure to also consider the significance of Nin's language becoming coarser like Miller's and what their reactions to her changing manner of speech suggests about the evolution of their relationship.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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