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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. What type of surgeon was the doctor that Kahlo met in America, who helped her the rest of her life?

2. From whom did Kahlo's father gain a commission?

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

4. What about Kahlo entranced Rivera?

5. Kahlo made a significant recovery in Chapter 6 and was able to go to Mexico City for a visit; who did she go with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Frida dress herself?

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

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

6. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 6?

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

8. What did Frida's painting, The Broken Column, depict?

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

10. How did Frida's father, Guillermo, meet his second wife, Frida's mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 3 - 4 of Frida, a Biography of Frida Kahlo, Frida began dating Alejandro Gomez Arias, the undisputed leader of the Cachuchas. Examine the relationship between Arias and Frida, analyzing his affect on her. What attracted Frida and Arias to each other? How did their parents feel about their relationship? Who was more dominant in the relationship between Arias and Frida? Was Arias artistic like Frida? Why was their relationship significant in Frida's life?

Essay Topic 2

The beginning of Frida Kahlo's life is explored in the first chapter of the book, Frida, a Biography of Frida Kahlo. Explore Frida's childhood and analysis major events that affected her life. Who were Frida's parents and how did they meet? How did Frida get into painting? What type of upbringing did Frida have? What kind of child was Frida?

Essay Topic 3

While Rivera was working on his mural in New York, the environment became hostile. His mural was being called hostile because he wanted to pain the head of Lenin and balance it with the head of Abraham Lincoln. Evaluate the differences between communism and capitalism, two movements that were mentioned in the biography. What is communism? What is capitalism? What would Mexico and America be considered at that time? Why wouldn't a communist painting be appreciated in America? Why was Rivera for communism? What was Frida in support of?

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