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

2. What was the name of Kahlo's clique that she hung out with at the National Preparatory School?

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

4. How many boys were in Kahlo's clique at the National Preparatory School?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

5. How did Frida introduce herself to Rivera?

6. What happened to Frida after she was in a horrible bus accident in Chapter 4?

7. What was Arias elected to in 1929?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Frida and Rivera both had numerous affairs, and these were a huge impact on Frida's life and her paintings. Analyze the theme of intimacy throughout the biography. How was intimacy important in Frida's life? How did her relationship with Rivera change after his affair with her sister? What types of relationships did Frida begin to have? How was Frida's painting affected by her new relationships and Rivera's affairs?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 6, Diego Rivera re-entered Frida's life. Analyze the character of Diego Rivera, and study his and Frida's relationship in the beginning stages. How did Frida meet Rivera a second time? What was it about each other that Rivera and Frida were attracted to? How old was Rivera compared to Frida? How did Rivera and Frida's personalities complement each other?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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