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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 figure does Lowe believe is depicted in flames in Frida's image labeled "Footprints and sunprints"?
(a) A burnt cast.
(b) A barbecue.
(c) A burning building.
(d) A phoenix.

2. Who is the Olmedo that Kahlo refers to in the first few pages of her poem?
(a) Dolores Olmedo, a friend.
(b) Juan Olmedo, a doctor.
(c) Francisco Olmedo, a boyfriend from her youth.
(d) Ines Olmedo, a model.

3. How does Lowe describe Frida's planning of the paintings in her Diary?
(a) They were meticulously planned.
(b) They were planned in writing.
(c) They were unplanned.
(d) They were, themselves, used to plan more formal paintings.

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

5. What does the use of the "third eye" signify in the "Portrait of Neferunico"?
(a) "Her love of foreign things."
(b) "Her connection to India."
(c) "The power of her intuitive insight."
(d) "Her interest in unusual biological forms."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lowe write to explain the piece The Two Fridas, painted in 1939?

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

3. What does Frida place in an icy landscape?

4. What Tiffany art object does Carlos Fuentes describe?

5. What is a retablo?

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