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

2. What causes Kahlo's family into penury, whereas before they had lived a comfortable lifestyle?
(a) The Mexican Revolution.
(b) His illness.
(c) Their mother' illness.
(d) The recession.

3. How were Kahlo's paintings different from Rivera's work?
(a) Kahlo only used animals in her paintings while Rivera only used humans.
(b) Kahlo's portratis were huge, sweeping masses while Rivera captured an individual's life.
(c) Kahlo captured an individual's life while Rivera's portraits were huge, sweeping masses.
(d) Kahlo's portraits were colorful while Rivera's were black and white.

4. Who did Rivera marry in 1922 who was also his mistress?
(a) Lupe Marin.
(b) Matilde Lorpe.
(c) Lorraine Moria.
(d) Maria Mendes.

5. What did Kahlo spend a great deal of time and attention to, even during her sickest times?
(a) Her lover.
(b) Her looks.
(c) Her friend.
(d) Her painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Kahlo consider the American people to look like?

2. Right after they returned to Mexico in Chapter 9, where were Rivera and Kahlo invited to have an exhibition?

3. How would Rivera's personality be described?

4. Who did Kahlo meet in America who was a photographer?

5. Whose head did Rivera want to paint beside the head of Abraham Lincoln in his mural?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 6?

2. How were Frida and Rivera married in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. What was Arias elected to in 1929?

6. How did Frida feel about her new experience visiting America with Rivera in Chapter 9?

7. What was one of the key reasons for Frida and Rivera's success in their eventual marriage?

8. Why did Frida create the painting Henry Ford Hospital?

9. While at the National Preparatory School, who did Frida date that her parents disapproved of?

10. How did Frida's painting change as her courtship with Rivera intensifies?

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