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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 108 to 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lowe write happened in Kahlo's life just before beginning the Diary?
(a) Her house burned down.
(b) Diego had an affair with her aunt.
(c) Her father died.
(d) Her foot was amputated.

2. What are the carpas that Fuentes describes?
(a) Tents that were the stage for satire in proletariat "barrios."
(b) A term for old neighborhoods, like Coyoacan, that were once separate from Mexico City, but became part of the city as it grew.
(c) A term for the typical cooking utensils that Adelitas, women who participated in the Revolution, typically carried on their backs.
(d) Layers of "resentimiento," or popular resentment as the ideals of the Revolution were touted as realized in government.

3. Frida created a double portrait surrounded by small images. Which of the following images are close to her face in this portrait?
(a) A Chinese yin-yang sign.
(b) A faithful copy of the Mexico City's National Palace bell.
(c) An Egyptian pyramid.
(d) Saturn.

4. What does Lowe write that Frida's "primative, ancient animal" creation recalls?
(a) Tlaloc, the god of rain.
(b) Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent of Aztec legend.
(c) A fertility godess.
(d) Cuaticue, an Aztec godess that gave birth to the moon.

5. Which of the following best describe Lowe's tone in her writing about Kahlo?
(a) Disrespect for her political simplicity.
(b) Neutral.
(c) Respect and admiration.
(d) Concern for her physical problems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following qualities does Lowe claim Frida shares with Surrealism?

2. What does Lowe write is a "favorite device" of Frida's?

3. What does Lowe argue is Frida's overall feeling toward life?

4. What story does Lowe liken Frida's childhood memory to?

5. Who does Frida address an eight page letter to in the Diary?

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