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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 did Nin's allowance of Miller in March affect him?

2. About what sexual activity did Nin find herself frequently fantasizing in October?

3. How did Perles's suggestion to Nin that she loved Miller more than Mansfield affect Nin?

4. What did Nin believe about Miller's feelings towards sex?

5. What did Miller admire most about Nin in March?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Nin initially have sex with Miller?

2. How did Perles begin to feel about Nin in March?

3. Why was Nin obsessed with sexual fulfillment in October of 1931?

4. Why did Nin feel that Henry and Mansfield had caused her to lose her sense of logic?

5. Why did Nin begin to doubt Mansfield's mental stability?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the exhibition Nin and Hugo attend.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Nin and Mansfield's erotically-charged friendship and how it was related to their connections to Miller. Include the women's ideas on lesbianism and how their connection changed their outlooks on romantic attachments.

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

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?

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