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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was listed as a prime suspect in the attempted assassination of Trotsky?
(a) Muray.
(b) Kahlo.
(c) Rivera.
(d) Marin.

2. Where did Kahlo stay briefly after leaving Paris?
(a) San Fransico.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York.
(d) Detroit.

3. Why was a part of Kahlo's body amputated?
(a) Her leg was amputated due to gangrene and poor circulation.
(b) Her hand was amputated due to gangrene and poor circulation.
(c) Her foot was amputated due to gangrene and poor circulation.
(d) Her arm was amputated due to gangrene and poor circulation.

4. What did Kahlo refuse to do with her paintings, despite her need to sell paintings to live?
(a) Sell at discount prices.
(b) Do more self-portraits for people.
(c) Make her work more salable in order to gain profits.
(d) Mass produce her work.

5. What painting did Kahlo create that was a shock to people, and brought an already-difficult subject in the foreground by painting right into the frame?
(a) The suicide of Dolly Hotkins.
(b) The suicide of Dorothy Hale.
(c) The suicide of Dara Holbrook.
(d) The suicide of Danica Hull.

6. In 1950, Kahlo went to the hospital in Mexico City; how long did she stay there?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Three months.
(d) One month.

7. What painting did Kahlo finish the day after her divorce papers came through?
(a) The Two Fridas.
(b) A Life Torn Apart.
(c) An Unfinished Marriage.
(d) My Ring.

8. In 1940, how did assassins try to kill Trotsky in his bedroom?
(a) Posion.
(b) Machine guns.
(c) Stabbing him.
(d) A bomb.

9. What was the name of the painting that Kahlo created to depict the pain she was suffering through?
(a) The Little Lamb.
(b) The Little Dove.
(c) The Little Deer.
(d) The Little Bird.

10. How did Kahlo change after Rivera's affair became public?
(a) From a loving wife to a bitter ex-wife.
(b) From a complex woman to a bitter wife.
(c) From a talent artist to a housewife.
(d) From an adoring bride to a more complex woman.

11. How was Kahlo's affair in Chapter 13 discovered?
(a) A delivery man accidentally handed the invoice to Kahlo for clothes that were to be delivered to Kahlo's apartment.
(b) A delivery man accidentally handed the invoice to Kahlo for a piano that was to be delivered to Kahlo's apartment.
(c) A delivery man accidentally handed the invoice to Kahlo for furniture that was to be delivered to Kahlo's apartment.
(d) A delivery man accidentally handed the invoice to Kahlo for appliances that were to be delivered to Kahlo's apartment.

12. What happened to Kahlo since she was not immediately happy with the city of Paris?
(a) She became very depressed.
(b) She began to paint very depressing pictures.
(c) She ended up ill in the American Hospital.
(d) She wrote letters home complaining of the city.

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

14. 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) My Ring.
(d) An Unfinished Marraige.

15. How were Rivera and Kahlo seen by friends in their marriage?
(a) As best friends.
(b) As merely roommates.
(c) As bitter enemies.
(d) As sacred monsters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the painting that Kahlo created that she says has special importance to her in Chapter 16?

2. What type of relationships did Kahlo begin to explore that Rivera looked upon favorably?

3. Since she couldn't spend all day alone, who did Kahlo visit with for entertainment while in Paris?

4. Why type of movement did not catch on in Mexico despite the high hopes of Europeans?

5. What did Kahlo do upon hearing about Rivera's different conquests?

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