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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131 to 155.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the central image in a page labeled "I love Diego"?
(a) A foggy window.
(b) A donkey.
(c) Her "plaster corset."
(d) An ink spill.

2. Which two political systems does Lowe note that Frida pairs?
(a) Communist and Argentine.
(b) Mayan and Aztec.
(c) Aztec and Communist.
(d) Aztec and the ruling political party in Colombia.

3. What does Frida write is "the only true reason to live for"?
(a) Learning.
(b) The revolution.
(c) To paint.
(d) To enjoy secret love.

4. In 1944, Lowe writes that Kahlo painted herself with someone else, merged into a single head. Who was this?
(a) Diego Rivera.
(b) Emiliano Zapata.
(c) Leon Trotsky.
(d) Maria Kahlo.

5. What did Andre Breton describe Frida Kahlo as?
(a) A lion, waiting on the bookshelf.
(b) A ribbon around a bombshell.
(c) The best painter of our century.
(d) The most important woman in Mexican history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lowe write that Surrealists believed "automatic drawing" was useful for?

2. What "path" does Lowe write that Frida illuminates in this Diary?

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

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

5. What kind of animal body does Lowe write that Frida painted with her own face (outside of her diary)?

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