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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 happened to Kahlo when she became ill after leaving New York in Chapter 11?
(a) Her right foot seemed paralyzed.
(b) Her right hand seemed paralyzed.
(c) Her left foot seemed paralyzed.
(d) Her left hand seemed paralyzed.

2. How did the environment around Rivera change as his mural was partly finished in Chapter 11?
(a) It became overwhelming.
(b) It started to grow hostile.
(c) It became dull.
(d) It started to grow too crowded with people.

3. Kahlo's mother tried to raise her daughters with a traditional Mexican upbringing; what two things did she enforce?
(a) Cleaning the house and religious study.
(b) Learning how to cook and attending religious services regularly.
(c) Plowing the fields and musical talent.
(d) Mending clothes and yardwork.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the key successes to Kahlo and Rivera's eventual marriage?

2. What happened to Kahlo on September 17, 1925 that forever altered her life?

3. In Chapter 7, what was an important part of who Kahlo was?

4. Where was Rivera hoping to move his murals to by working hard in Detroit?

5. How would Rivera's looks be described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Rivera and Frida invited to New York for in Chapter 9?

2. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 6?

3. Why did Frida not paint often during the first few months of her marriage to Rivera?

4. What was Arias elected to in 1929?

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

6. What did Frida's painting, My Dress Hangs There, symbolize?

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

8. What was so impressive about Frida being permitted to attend the National Preparatory School?

9. Who was a member of Frida's close group of friends, the Cachuchas, and what did they do together?

10. How did Guillermo treat Frida compared to his other daughters?

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