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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, A Necklace of Thorns and Chapter 18, Remarriage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rivera and Kahlo tell the press was the reason of their divorce?
(a) They had too many financial problems.
(b) They explained it was the only way they could remain friends.
(c) They hated each other.
(d) They had both had too many affairs.

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

3. What did Kahlo give Trotsky after ending their affair in Chapter 14?
(a) Some money.
(b) A letter.
(c) A ring.
(d) A painting.

4. What is the name of Kahlo's sister who is kicked out of the house because she left to be with her boyfriend?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Maria.
(c) Martha.
(d) Mary.

5. Where was Rivera hoping to move his murals to by working hard in Detroit?
(a) The San Francisco Museum of Art.
(b) The Rockefeller Center.
(c) The New York House of Art.
(d) The Mexican Cultural Center.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Kahlo's accident in Chapter 3, what did she struggle against for the rest of her life?

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

3. What did Kahlo begin to do in Chapter 13 that made her behavior seem less civilized and more "indecent'?

4. What increased as a result of Kahlo and Rivera's courtship becoming more and more intense?

5. What did the doctors prescribe for Kahlo after she recovered from her illness?

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