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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 108 to 131.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Lowe write that the text Kahlo includes in the images in her Diary affect the viewers understanding of the image?
(a) They generally are unrelated.
(b) For the most part, they are quotes from books.
(c) They do not illuminate the meaning, but add to their complexity.
(d) They frequently describe what is happening in the image, as in a retablo.

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

5. What kinds of metaphors does Lowe write that Frida made frequent use of?
(a) Clouds and water.
(b) Veins and roots.
(c) Leaves and branches.
(d) Sexual metaphors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kahlo paint Dorothy Hale?

2. Which of the images in the Diary does Frida later use for a formal painting?

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

4. What is the first thing Frida mentions as having passed between 1950 and 1951?

5. What does Frida draw hanging from a clothesline?

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