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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 84 to 107.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jose Guadalupe Posada?
(a) A rebvolutionary leader.
(b) A graphic artist.
(c) A priest.
(d) Frida's first husband.

2. Which of the following best describe Lowe's tone in her writing about Kahlo?
(a) Neutral.
(b) Concern for her physical problems.
(c) Disrespect for her political simplicity.
(d) Respect and admiration.

3. What does Lowe write creates an "aura of illness" in one of the illustrations in the Diary?
(a) The color of dried blood.
(b) The reflection of a doctor's office in Frida's eyes.
(c) Images of hospital halls.
(d) Images of decomposing food.

4. Where does Frida describe meeting an imaginary friend?
(a) Near her mother's beauty salon.
(b) At a store.
(c) At the National Palace.
(d) In the forest.

5. What does Lowe write about Frida's relationships with women?
(a) She was constantly seeking female friends to discuss her marriage.
(b) She felt competition with women because her husband was romantically interested in her female friends.
(c) Some were consumated, while others were not.
(d) She was competitive with women artists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fuentes write happened in September of 1925 that changed Frida's life?

2. What style does Fuentes claim was "in tune with the tastes of the Mexican elite" around the turn of the century?

3. How does Lowe write that Frida changes as she writes this Diary?

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

5. How does Lowe explain that reading the Diary may affect our viewing of Kahlo's paintings?

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