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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 did Kahlo's father begin to make a name for himself doing?
(a) Photography.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Writing.
(d) Architecture.

2. What did Kahlo do to Rivera in hopes of gaining his attention while he was at the National Preparatory Academy?
(a) She flirted with him every chance she got.
(b) She put on her prettiest dress and wore make-up.
(c) Stole food from him and soaped the stairway from the stage he was painting on, in the hopes that he would fall.
(d) She threw herself at his feet.

3. 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 too crowded with people.
(c) It became dull.
(d) It started to grow hostile.

4. Why did Kahlo's father favor her above her sisters?
(a) Because she was the prettiest.
(b) Because she was the most outgoing.
(c) Because she was the most intelligent.
(d) Because he saw much of himself in the girl.

5. What was the name of the painting that Kahlo created that was in reference to a man who murdered his lover?
(a) My Dress Hangs There.
(b) My Tears.
(c) A Few Small Nips.
(d) Where I Left My Heart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the painting that Kahlo created that symbolized her aching to return to her homeland?

3. Kahlo's mother passed away in Chapter 10 after having what removed?

4. Who was Kahlo's clique not particularly respectful to at the National Preparatory School?

5. How did Kahlo begin dressing after she was with Rivera?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did the environment begin to grow hostile for Rivera in Chapter 11?

7. What did Frida's painting, A Few Small Nips, symbolize?

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

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

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

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