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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. Why did Kahlo request that her students come to see her at her home instead of at the school?

2. What did Kahlo claim that she never knew she was until it was put upon her in Paris?

3. What began to happen as Kahlo started to lose her grip on life?

4. Rivera despaired Kahlo's illness; what did he tell people he would do if he was stronger?

5. What was the name of the painting that Kahlo created to depict the pain she was suffering through?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, how was Frida and Rivera's relationship symbolized by the house that they lived in?

2. How did Frida's painting career begin to take off in Chapter 19?

3. What did Rivera and Frida tell the press was the reason for their divorce?

4. What did Frida do to herself one month after her divorce with Rivera became final?

5. What did Frida's painting, My Nurse and I, represent?

6. What did Frida's painting, The Little Deer represent?

7. What did the success of Rivera and Frida's marriage depend upon?

8. Where was Frida invited to teach and what was her teaching style?

9. What affair of Rivera's particularly affected Frida in Chapter 21?

10. Did Frida ever forgive her sister for having an affair with Rivera?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Frida, a Biography of Frida Kahlo, there are objects and places of importance throughout the text. Analyze the different objects and places of importance and their affect on Frida's life. Why would Frida's clothing and jewelry be important? How were the different cities that Frida and Rivera visited in America of importance? What other objects are of importance in the biography?

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

Throughout Frida, a Biography of Frida Kahlo, many of her paintings were mentioned and analyzed. Study and compare the different paintings of Frida's that were highlighted throughout the biography. What painting was the most interesting? What painting was the most moving? What painting seemed to have no explanation? Which is the students favorite and least favorite? What painting is the most well-known by the public?

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