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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 33 to 57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Frida write many letters to in the Diary?
(a) Juan Olmedo, her doctor.
(b) Ana Kahlo, her sister.
(c) Dolores Olmedo.
(d) Diego Rivera.

2. Who is Xipe Totec?
(a) A Mayan war god.
(b) Our Lord of the Flayed Skin.
(c) The central Aztec goddess.
(d) Our Lady of the Mountain Top

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

4. What does Lowe argue is Frida's overall feeling toward life?
(a) A sense of happiness and humor.
(b) A feeling of pain and dispair.
(c) An interest in professional advancement keeps her going through difficulty.
(d) Worry over her husband.

5. How does Lowe write that Frida changes as she writes this Diary?
(a) She becomes more interested in her professional career as an artist.
(b) She declines physically.
(c) She becomes more and more reclusive.
(d) She becomes increasingly interested in expanding her artistic influences.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lowe write that the text Kahlo includes in the images in her Diary affect the viewers understanding of the image?

2. How long does Lowe write that Frida kept this Diary?

3. What characterizes the poems on the first several pages of the Diary?

4. How does Fuentes compare the bloodshed of the Mexican Revolution and the "executions ordered by Hitler and Stalin"?

5. What does the use of the "third eye" signify in the "Portrait of Neferunico"?

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