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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was done to help Kahlo in Mexico in Chapter 23?
(a) A bed was delivered to the party and Kahlo was brought in on a stretcher and placed on the bed.
(b) A bed was delivered to the dinner and Kahlo was brought in on a stretcher and placed on the bed.
(c) A bed was delivered to the exhibit and Kahlo was brought in on a stretcher and placed on the bed.
(d) A bed was delivered to the demonstration and Kahlo was brought in on a stretcher and placed on the bed.

2. Who did Kahlo make a part of her closest circle of friends in response to Kahlo leaving her in Chapter 21?
(a) Marcia Fuentes.
(b) Mary Fuller.
(c) Maugerite Fowler.
(d) Maria Felix.

3. What began to happen as Kahlo started to lose her grip on life?
(a) She became hyper and inflicted pain on herself.
(b) Her behavior became wild and more erratic.
(c) Her behavior became angry and more violent.
(d) She became depressed and withdrawn.

4. Who did Rivera fall in love with and even thought about leaving Kahlo for?
(a) Maugerite Fowler.
(b) Maria Felix.
(c) Mary Fuller.
(d) Marcia Fuentes.

5. At what school was Kahlo was invited to teach?
(a) La Esmeralda.
(b) La Esmerada.
(c) La Evangelina.
(d) La Emelia.

6. In Chapter 21, what did Kahlo continue to paint the changing landscape of?
(a) Her marriage with Rivera.
(b) Her many changing locations.
(c) Her affairs.
(d) Her pain.

7. What did Rivera and Kahlo tell the press was the reason of their divorce?
(a) They had both had too many affairs.
(b) They explained it was the only way they could remain friends.
(c) They hated each other.
(d) They had too many financial problems.

8. In 1953, what was arranged in Mexico despite Kahlo's declining health?
(a) A dinner honoring Rivera and Kahlo.
(b) A party to celebrate her birthday.
(c) A public demonstration of her painting.
(d) A one-person art exhibit honoring her.

9. In what year did Kahlo sail to Paris?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1939.

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

11. What did Kahlo begin to do in Chapter 13 that made her behavior seem less civilized and more "indecent'?
(a) She started wearing less clothing.
(b) She started using drugs.
(c) She started to drink more and more.
(d) She started swearing.

12. What type of teaching style did Kahlo use?
(a) Authoritative.
(b) Unstructured.
(c) Passive.
(d) Regimented.

13. What part of Kahlo's body was amputated?
(a) Her leg.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her foot.
(d) Her hand.

14. Rivera despaired Kahlo's illness; what did he tell people he would do if he was stronger?
(a) Stay with her.
(b) Kill her to relieve her suffering.
(c) Find a way to relieve her pain.
(d) Leave her.

15. What did Kahlo decorate her hospital room with in Chapter 22?
(a) Flowers and plants.
(b) Pictures from her past.
(c) Her paintings.
(d) Painted sugar skulls and candelabra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kahlo do a month after her divorce became final and was the same thing she did when learning of her husband's affair with her sister?

2. Now that Kahlo's career had begun to take off, where was her work finally being recognized?

3. What painting did Kahlo finish the day after her divorce papers came through?

4. Who stated to the Mexican press that he no longer had "moral solidarity" with Rivera?

5. What physical aspect about Rivera did Kahlo laugh at?

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