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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 Miller, Nin gave him everything while he gave her _____.

2. Where were Miller and Perles staying in April?

3. How had Miller's feelings began to alter in regards to Nin by May of 1932?

4. To represent her attachments to both Miller and Eduardo, what did Nin buy?

5. What was the primary subject when Nin visited Dr. Allendy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nin's reflections about her relationship to Hugo at the end of April.

2. In what ways did Perles Miller's love for Nin in June and how did she counter his claims?

3. Why did Nin ultimately decide she needed analysis after her time with Miller and Perles at Louveciennes?

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

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

6. What was Dr. Allendy's analysis of Nin's relationships?

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

8. Describe Nin's studio at Louveciennes.

9. How was Nin deluding herself in her relationship with Miller?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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