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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Kahlo's father begin to make a name for himself doing?
(a) Architecture.
(b) Writing.
(c) Photography.
(d) Paintings.

4. Who had Rivera accepted commissions from that he was now having complaints about in Chapter 9?
(a) Germany and the Mexican government.
(b) The United States and Germany.
(c) The Mexican government and Chile.
(d) The Mexican government and the United States.

5. Who did Kahlo's father meet while working in the jewelry store?
(a) His second wife, Matilde.
(b) His first wife, MaryAnn.
(c) His third wife, Maria.
(d) His second wife, Mary.

6. Who was Kahlo's clique not particularly respectful to at the National Preparatory School?
(a) Other students.
(b) Professors.
(c) The cooks.
(d) The servants.

7. Kahlo made a significant recovery in Chapter 6 and was able to go to Mexico City for a visit; who did she go with?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Guillermo.
(c) Arias.
(d) Rivera.

8. Whose head did Rivera want to paint beside the head of Abraham Lincoln in his mural?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Washington.

9. What type of ceremony did Kahlo and Rivera decide to have when they married?
(a) A quiet ceremony at their favorite spot by the lake.
(b) A large ceremony in a Catholic church.
(c) A small civil ceremony.
(d) A large beachside ceremony with all their friends.

10. What was Kahlo dressing like before she met Rivera?
(a) A retro girl.
(b) A flapper girl.
(c) A peasant.
(d) The workers' attire and haircut of the Young Communist League.

11. How were Kahlo's paintings different from Rivera's work?
(a) Kahlo's portratis were huge, sweeping masses while Rivera captured an individual's life.
(b) Kahlo only used animals in her paintings while Rivera only used humans.
(c) Kahlo captured an individual's life while Rivera's portraits were huge, sweeping masses.
(d) Kahlo's portraits were colorful while Rivera's were black and white.

12. Who did Kahlo meet in America who was a photographer?
(a) Edward Weston.
(b) Leo Eloesser.
(c) Eva Frederick.
(d) Luther Burbank.

13. What did Kahlo's father say to Rivera to warn him about his daughter?
(a) He said that she was a harlot.
(b) He said that she was a tramp.
(c) He said that she was a witch.
(d) He said that she was a devil.

14. How was Kahlo's personality compared to Rivera's personality?
(a) Large in comparison.
(b) Small in comparison.
(c) In unision with Rivera's.
(d) Complemented and challenged.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite Kahlo's attraction and fascination with Rivera, who was she dating that was the leader of her clique?

2. What are a group of painters commissioned to create for the National Preparatory School?

3. What was the name of Rivera's wife, who became quite jealous of all the time that Rivera spent with Kahlo?

4. How did Kahlo's father begin to behave the worse-off the family's circumstances got, in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 7 during their courtship, what did Rivera start to include Kahlo in?

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