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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 108 to 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Frida write that she would like to serve as a "craftswoman"?
(a) The Communist party.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her local market.
(d) The president of her country.

2. What does Lowe claim was the guiding principal behind Surrealism?
(a) Sadism.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) Rebellion.
(d) Suprise.

3. How does Lowe describe the act of reading Kahlo's diary?
(a) As one of trangression, "charged with an element of voyerurism."
(b) As "an invariably voyeruristic act," which she remarks is often colored by a creul attraction to the suffering of others.
(c) As generally confusing given Kahlo's coded speech, and her frequent use of Surrealist games.
(d) As an act that brings us closer to Kahlo's biography while offering us little or no insight into her work.

4. Who does Frida dedicate two pages to?
(a) Andre Breton.
(b) Diego Rivera.
(c) Leon Trotsky.
(d) Emiliano Zapata.

5. What does Lowe write is a "favorite device" of Frida's?
(a) "Ink strokes that form an undulating mesh of lines."
(b) "Having a friend begin an image and quickly finishing it, in an attempt to bypass the logical, thinking mind."
(c) "Bringing interior physical forms to the surface, to show power relationships."
(d) "Spilling ink, then moving it around on the surface to create a Surrealist-style image."

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of metaphors does Lowe write that Frida made frequent use of?

2. How does Lowe write that students remembered Frida?

3. After writing, "I am no longer alone," who does Frida write that she loves?

4. What did Frida use to create the central images of the icy landscape in her diary?

5. Which of the following best describes the mood of Frida's cold weather image?

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