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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essay by Sarah M. Lowe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What style does Fuentes claim was "in tune with the tastes of the Mexican elite" around the turn of the century?
(a) An indigenous geometric style.
(b) A German born style emphasizing contrast.
(c) An Italian ornate style.
(d) A surrealist style that influenced architecture at the time.

2. What Tiffany art object does Carlos Fuentes describe?
(a) Frida's earrings.
(b) A glass curtain.
(c) A beautiful lamp shade.
(d) A diamond studded leash.

3. How long does Lowe write that Frida kept this Diary?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) One year.

4. Lowe quotes Kahlo as writing that anguish and pain were both which of the following?
(a) Necessary parts of life.
(b) Processes.
(c) Challenges.
(d) Never fully embraced.

5. How does Carlos Fuentes claim he first met Frida Kahlo?
(a) He smelled her perfume.
(b) He heard her.
(c) He was introduced by a mutual friend.
(d) He had to ask her to take care of her dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best describes how Fuentes characterizes Frida's speech?

2. Who does Fuentes write is like Frida, "hiding her tortured body"?

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

4. What did Andre Breton describe Frida Kahlo as?

5. What does Fuentes write that Frida experienced in a painting she created for the American Clare Booth Luce (which other Mexican artists also experienced when selling art to Americans)?

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