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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. How soon did Kahlo's first relapse come after her accident?

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

4. Who did Kahlo's father meet while working in the jewelry store?

5. How many children did Rivera have in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did many of Frida's friends see her bus accident as destiny?

2. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frida' father Guillermo Kahlo, had an important impact on Frida and when recalling her life she always fondly remembered her father. Analyze Frida's father, Guillermo, and examine how he affected Frida. How did Frida and Guillermo feel about each other? Why was Frida Guillermo's favorite daughter? How did Guillermo meet Frida's mother? What did Guillermo encourage Frida to do? What was Guillermo's profession and how was it affected during the Mexican Revolution? How was he affected?

Essay Topic 2

After Frida and Rivera were married, Frida spent a great deal of time learning how to be a wife to Rivera. Research Mexican traditions and examine what Frida did in Chapter 8 to strive and meet those standards in her marriage. What traits were important for a traditional Mexican wife? What did Frida's mother try to instill in her daughters so they could be proper wives and mothers? How did Rivera feel about Frida being a proper traditional Mexican wife? What did Frida strive to do after she married Rivera? Did she stop painting?

Essay Topic 3

Frida and Rivera were both artists, and both very well known. Yet, they had styles that were entirely their own. Examine the changes in Frida's painting style , and compare her painting to Rivera's. How did Frida and Rivera's painting styles differ? How were they the same? Did they rely on each other for advice with their painting? Did they use water colors, chalk, or pencils? How was their particular painting style reflective of their personality?

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