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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Kahlo's accident in Chapter 3, what did she struggle against for the rest of her life?
(a) Ridicule for her disfigurement.
(b) Her fear of automobiles.
(c) Death and decay.
(d) Her fear of trains.

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

3. What did Kahlo delight in doing to the New York press?
(a) Creating paintings depicting them.
(b) Talking to them.
(c) Avoding them.
(d) Making fun of them and watching them squirm.

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

5. Who did Kahlo dance with at a party in Detroit, who was famous?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Henry Ford.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Charlie Chaplan.

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

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

8. How many children did Rivera have in Chapter 6?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

9. What year did Kahlo claim that she was born?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1907.

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

11. What type of things did Kahlo paint in Chapter 7?
(a) She was painting scenic portraits.
(b) She was painting colorful paintings of plants.
(c) She was painting things intimately connected to her life and her life experiences.
(d) She was painting the surrounding wildlife.

12. What happened to Kahlo on September 17, 1925 that forever altered her life?
(a) She was in a horrible train accident.
(b) She was in a horrible plane accident.
(c) She was in a horrible bus accident.
(d) She was in a horrible bicycle accident.

13. What was the first name of Mr. Rivera, who was one of the painters commissioned to work at the National Preparatory School?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Luis.
(c) Diego.
(d) Jorge.

14. What did Kahlo spend a great deal of time and attention to, even during her sickest times?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Her looks.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her painting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Kahlo dressing like before she met Rivera?

2. What did Kahlo contract when she was six years old that caused her to spend nine months confined to a room?

3. What did many Mexicans and Kahlo's friends see her accident as?

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

5. What was the name of Kahlo's clique that she hung out with at the National Preparatory School?

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