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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. What happened to Kahlo when she became ill after leaving New York in Chapter 11?

2. Kahlo had a miscarriage while she and Rivera were living in Detroit; what painting did she create during that time?

3. How old was Kahlo when she met Rivera again in Chapter 6?

4. How was Kahlo's personality compared to Rivera's personality?

5. Right after they returned to Mexico in Chapter 9, where were Rivera and Kahlo invited to have an exhibition?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Frida after she was in a horrible bus accident in Chapter 4?

2. How were Frida's paintings compared to Rivera's?

3. What was Arias elected to in 1929?

4. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 3?

5. Why did many of Frida's friends see her bus accident as destiny?

6. What were Rivera and Frida invited to New York for in Chapter 9?

7. How did Frida's father, Guillermo, meet his second wife, Frida's mother?

8. What happened to Frida's family during the Mexican Revolution?

9. How did Frida feel about her new experience visiting America with Rivera in Chapter 9?

10. What did Frida's painting, A Few Small Nips, symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Frida was involved in a horrific bus accident that altered her life forever. She was never the same after this accident and it profoundly affected the rest of her life. Analyze the bus accident that Frida was involved in and examine its affect on Frida's life. Who was with Frida on the bus and how was that person injured? What injuries did Frida sustain from the bus accident? How optimistic were the doctors on Frida's survival? How was Frida's painting affected after the bus accident?

Essay Topic 2

The beginning of Frida Kahlo's life is explored in the first chapter of the book, Frida, a Biography of Frida Kahlo. Explore Frida's childhood and analysis major events that affected her life. Who were Frida's parents and how did they meet? How did Frida get into painting? What type of upbringing did Frida have? What kind of child was Frida?

Essay Topic 3

Frida dealt with lots of physical pain in her life but she also had emotional pain as well. Explore the theme of loss throughout the biography and how Frida used her strength to overcome those losses. How was Frida affected by the loss of her baby in Chapter 10? What did Frida do to help express her feelings after her miscarriage? How many days did Frida spend in the hospital? How did Frida deal with the death of her mother so soon after her miscarriage? How did Rivera help Frida to deal with her pain?

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