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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 that depicted her feelings of paralysis and despair?
(a) The Broken Column.
(b) The Shattered Soul.
(c) Self Portrait.
(d) My Birth.

2. Despite Kahlo's attraction and fascination with Rivera, who was she dating that was the leader of her clique?
(a) Alexander Jorge Ammon.
(b) Gomez Diego Arias.
(c) Alejandro Gomez Arias.
(d) Diego Alejandro Marin.

3. What was the strongest reason that Kahlo is permitted to attend such an impressive school as the National Preparatory School?
(a) Her mother, Matilde.
(b) Her mother, Maria.
(c) Her father, Alejandro.
(d) Her father, Guillermo.

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

5. How many boys were in Kahlo's clique at the National Preparatory School?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

6. How old was Rivera when he began work at the National Preparatory School?
(a) Fifty-six.
(b) Thirty-six.
(c) Forty-six.
(d) Twenty-six.

7. What happened to Kahlo when she became ill after leaving New York in Chapter 11?
(a) Her right foot seemed paralyzed.
(b) Her right hand seemed paralyzed.
(c) Her left foot seemed paralyzed.
(d) Her left hand seemed paralyzed.

8. Who built Kahlo's home, in Chapter 1?
(a) Diego Rivera.
(b) Guillermo Kahlo.
(c) Gomez Rivera.
(d) Alejandro Kahlo.

9. How many students, total, were in attendance at the National Preparatory School when Kahlo attended?
(a) 500.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1500.
(d) 1000.

10. 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 devil.
(c) He said that she was a tramp.
(d) He said that she was a witch.

11. What are a group of painters commissioned to create for the National Preparatory School?
(a) A set of sculptures.
(b) A giant portrait of the professors.
(c) Individual portraits of the professors and students.
(d) A set of murals.

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

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

14. How would Rivera's personality be described?
(a) Exuberant.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Bland.
(d) Severe.

15. Why didn't Kahlo paint often during her first few months of marriage to Rivera?
(a) She and Rivera had been busy traveling.
(b) She was spending a great deal of her time learning how to be a wife to Rivera.
(c) Rivera told her to take a break for a few months.
(d) She had no desire to paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Kahlo's clique not particularly respectful to at the National Preparatory School?

2. From whom did Kahlo's father gain a commission?

3. After Kahlo and Rivera were married, how did Kahlo begin to dress?

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

5. Who did Kahlo write passionate letters to that showed her strong will, not just to endure the pain, but to live life fully?

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