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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. What is a retablo?
(a) A revolutionary song used to spread news.
(b) A painting.
(c) A kind of poem.
(d) A colonial style table.

2. What childhood memory does Frida write about in 1950?
(a) Playing with an imaginary friend.
(b) Chewing on a doll's foot.
(c) Taking ballet classes.
(d) Playing with a neighbor boy.

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

4. What exercise does Frida do with colored pencils in the Diary?
(a) She compares her use of the color with that of an artist friend.
(b) She creates patterns with each color.
(c) She creates a unique doodle with each color.
(d) She free associates with each color.

5. As Frida's health declined, what does Lowe claim she painted more and more of?
(a) Fruits and vegetables.
(b) Images of couples.
(c) Nudes.
(d) Skeletons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lowe claims motivate Kahlo's writing the Diary?

2. Who does Lowe write does Frida draw in the Diary and use in a painting titled Moses?

3. How does Lowe claim Frida creates many of the dedications in the Diary?

4. What figures can be found in the image that Frida labeled "Naturaleza bien muerta"?

5. What does Lowe argue is Frida's overall feeling toward life?

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