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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Broken Column and Chapter 6, Diego: The Frog Prince.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the color of the house where the story of Frida Kahlo's life begins?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

2. What year did Kahlo claim that she was born?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1908.
(d) 1909.

3. After Kahlo's accident in Chapter 3, what did she struggle against for the rest of her life?
(a) Death and decay.
(b) Her fear of trains.
(c) Her fear of automobiles.
(d) Ridicule for her disfigurement.

4. How many girls were in attendance at the National Preparatory School when Kahlo attended?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

5. What causes Kahlo's family into penury, whereas before they had lived a comfortable lifestyle?
(a) The recession.
(b) Their mother' illness.
(c) His illness.
(d) The Mexican Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built Kahlo's home, in Chapter 1?

2. What was the name of the jewelry store where Kahlo's father worked?

3. Rivera was famous for his paintings and infamous for his what?

4. What did Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 seem to represent?

5. Kahlo's mother tried to raise her daughters with a traditional Mexican upbringing; what two things did she enforce?

(see the answer key)

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