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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Kahlo's mother tried to raise her daughters with a traditional Mexican upbringing; what two things did she enforce?
(a) Learning how to cook and attending religious services regularly.
(b) Cleaning the house and religious study.
(c) Mending clothes and yardwork.
(d) Plowing the fields and musical talent.

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

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 Mexican government and Chile.
(c) The Mexican government and the United States.
(d) The United States and Germany.

5. Where was the National Preparatory school located that Kahlo attended?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Canada.
(c) Germany.
(d) Chile.

6. What type of surgeon was the doctor that Kahlo met in America, who helped her the rest of her life?
(a) Opthalomogist.
(b) Neurosurgeon.
(c) Thoracic.
(d) Endocrine.

7. Rivera was famous for his paintings and infamous for his what?
(a) Antics.
(b) Personality.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Vehicles.

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

9. 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 captured an individual's life while Rivera's portraits were huge, sweeping masses.
(c) Kahlo's portraits were colorful while Rivera's were black and white.
(d) Kahlo only used animals in her paintings while Rivera only used humans.

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

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

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

13. Kahlo's mother passed away in Chapter 10 after having what removed?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Gallstones.
(c) Her appendix.
(d) Her cancerous moles.

14. How old was Kahlo when she met Rivera again in Chapter 6?
(a) 24 years old.
(b) 23 years old.
(c) 22 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

15. In Chapter 7, what was an important part of who Kahlo was?
(a) The kind of make-up she put on.
(b) The type of food she ate.
(c) The way she did her hair.
(d) The way she dressed herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Kahlo's sister who is kicked out of the house because she left to be with her boyfriend?

2. What type of house did Kahlo and Rivera move into after they got married?

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

4. What did Kahlo delight in doing to the New York press?

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

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