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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Since she couldn't spend all day alone, who did Kahlo visit with for entertainment while in Paris?
(a) Natalia Trotsky.
(b) Marcel Duchamp.
(c) Andre Breton.
(d) Jacqueline Breton.

2. How old was Rivera when he and Kahlo remarried?
(a) Thirty-four.
(b) Forty-four.
(c) Fifty-four.
(d) Sixty-four.

3. What was the name of the painting that Kahlo created that indicated she had had yet another miscarriage?
(a) My Baby.
(b) My Nurse and I.
(c) My Tears.
(d) My Broken Heart.

4. As Kahlo's health declined, her devotion to Communism intensified; what did she add to her portraits?
(a) Flags and inscriptions.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Tiny portraits of politicians.
(d) Animals.

5. What painting of Kahlo's depicted her wearing a necklace of thorns reminiscent of Jesus on the cross?
(a) The Two Fridas.
(b) A Life Torn Apart.
(c) An Unfinished Marraige.
(d) My Ring.

6. Why type of movement did not catch on in Mexico despite the high hopes of Europeans?
(a) Impressionism.
(b) Surrealism.
(c) Resistance.
(d) Anarchist.

7. How did Rivera act when he did not get what he wanted?
(a) He pouted and became upset.
(b) He cried and begged.
(c) He locked himself in his room.
(d) He screamed and yelled.

8. Who did Kahlo have an affair with, that went so far as the two of them got an apartment together?
(a) Islander Nokali.
(b) Luis Trattini.
(c) Leon Trotskyites.
(d) Isamu Noguchi.

9. Who did Kahlo and Rivera turn away and break their political views from in Chapter 15?
(a) Roosevelt.
(b) Stalin.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Trotsky.

10. What did Kahlo still find difficult despite the increase in her popularity?
(a) Traveling so much.
(b) Painting.
(c) Being happy with herself.
(d) Selling paintings.

11. How was Kahlo and Rivera's relationship symbolized by the house that they lived in?
(a) When Kahlo was angry with Rivera, she could simply lock the bridge that connected their upstairs.
(b) Rivera painted murals in each room of their house.
(c) Kahlo painted murals in each room of their house.
(d) When Rivera was angry with Kahlo, he could simply lock the bridge that connected their upstairs.

12. What movement did Kahlo learn about while staying in Paris?
(a) The Surrealist movement.
(b) Resistance movement.
(c) Impressionism movement.
(d) Anarchist movement.

13. What was the name of the patron who commissioned Kahlo to paint a portrait for the New York Opening of Kahlo's art exhibit?
(a) Cameron Bass Larance.
(b) Clare Boothe Luce.
(c) Contance Blithe Lully.
(d) Cassandra Barely Lott.

14. In Chapter 19, in what type of show did Kahlo participate?
(a) A Resistance show.
(b) A Surrealist show.
(c) An Impressionism show.
(d) An Archist show.

15. Why did Kahlo request that her students come to see her at her home instead of at the school?
(a) She was no longer welcome at the school.
(b) She wanted the students to use her tools.
(c) The long commute was taxing her health.
(d) She disliked the impersonal setting of the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to live with Rivera and Kahlo after living in nine years of exile?

2. What did Rivera and Kahlo tell the press was the reason of their divorce?

3. Who did Kahlo make a part of her closest circle of friends in response to Kahlo leaving her in Chapter 21?

4. Whose children came to represent family for Kahlo since she couldn't have children of her own?

5. Why was the loss of a body part such a huge blow to Kahlo?

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