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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the painting that Kahlo created that symbolized her aching to return to her homeland?
(a) My Tears.
(b) A Few Small Nips.
(c) My Dress Hangs There.
(d) Where I Left My Heart.

2. From whom did Kahlo's father gain a commission?
(a) The Chilean government.
(b) The German government.
(c) The Mexican government.
(d) The Canadian government.

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

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

5. What did Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 seem to represent?
(a) The possibilites of life that were so far away from the broken Kahlo.
(b) A synthesis of life.
(c) A culmination of ideas.
(d) The pain of growing up.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boys were in Kahlo's clique at the National Preparatory School?

2. Who did Kahlo write passionate letters to that showed her strong will, not just to endure the pain, but to live life fully?

3. Who did Kahlo dance with at a party in Detroit, who was famous?

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

5. What is now painted on the wall of Kahlo's home in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Frida after she was in a horrible bus accident in Chapter 4?

2. What happened to Frida's family during the Mexican Revolution?

3. What was revealed about the blue house on Londress Street in Chapter 1 of Frida?

4. How did Frida dress herself?

5. What happened to Matilde's half-sister in Chapter 1?

6. How was Kahlo changed after she contracted polio when she was six-years-old?

7. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 6?

8. What did Frida do to try and gain Rivera's attention in Chapter 3?

9. How did Frida introduce herself to Rivera?

10. How did Frida use painting to help her cope with her pain?

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