View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One of the first images creates in her diary is "connect-the-dots ink drawing." Which of the following figures can be found in the drawing?
(a) The solar system.
(b) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A dog.

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

3. What song lyrics does Frida repeatedly cite in the Diary?
(a) "No man is an island."
(b) "Sing and don't cry."
(c) "Tree of hope stand firm."
(d) "Life is about love, but dancing is fine."

4. Frida created an list of words beginning with the same letter. What letter did she use?
(a) X.
(b) C.
(c) A.
(d) M.

5. What picture does Frida use to create a collage?
(a) An erotic photo.
(b) A photo of a man hunting.
(c) Architectural blueprints.
(d) An image of the president of Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What line of work was Frida's father in?

2. What does Lowe write that "naturaleza muerta" translates to in English?

3. Lowe quotes Kahlo as writing that anguish and pain were both which of the following?

4. Where does Frida describe meeting an imaginary friend?

5. What does Fuentes cite Virgina Woolf as writing on pain?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 301 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample