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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was elected president of the National Student Confederation in 1929?

2. Kahlo's mother tried to raise her daughters with a traditional Mexican upbringing; what two things did she enforce?

3. What did Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 seem to represent?

4. In Chapter 7 during their courtship, what did Rivera start to include Kahlo in?

5. How would Rivera's personality be described?

Short Essay Questions

1. After leaving Detroit and returning to New York, what did Rivera begin to do?

2. How did Frida introduce herself to Rivera?

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

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

5. Who was Leo Eloesser, and how did he help Frida?

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

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

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

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

10. How were Frida's paintings compared to Rivera's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frida Kahlo was an inspiring woman to many, from the challenges that she overcame to her amazing portraits that she created. Analyze the unique characteristics of Kahlo, examining what made her attractive to Rivera and the other people around her. How were Frida's paintings a reflection of herself? What did Frida teach those around her as she suffered through her pain? What type of personality did Frida have? Was she outgoing? What attracted Rivera to Frida?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the biography of Frida Kahlo, she struggled tremendously with her health, suffering through her pain. However, she always managed to endure and persevere with her amazing paintings that inspire others. Examine the theme of determination throughout the biography of Frida Kahlo. What is the definition of determination? How did Frida show her determination in Chapter 23 when she was honored at an art exhibit in Mexico? How did Frida show her determination even as a small child? Besides her determination about beating her physical pain, where else in Frida's life did she show determination?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 4, Frida was involved in a horrific bus accident that altered her life forever. She was never the same after this accident and it profoundly affected the rest of her life. Analyze the bus accident that Frida was involved in and examine its affect on Frida's life. Who was with Frida on the bus and how was that person injured? What injuries did Frida sustain from the bus accident? How optimistic were the doctors on Frida's survival? How was Frida's painting affected after the bus accident?

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