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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. Which of the following does Frida admire, and write about in her diary?
(a) Juan Farill, her doctor.
(b) Carlos Riviera, Diego's brother.
(c) Francisco Madero, a revolutionary.
(d) Franchesca, her neighbor.

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

3. How does Fuentes characterize the kinds of escapes from reality Andre Breton "was legislating as law" in France compared to Latin America?
(a) As "needlessly ritualistic."
(b) As "small beer, comparatively speaking."
(c) As "the law of life."
(d) As "unlikely to ever take hold."

4. What does Lowe write to explain the piece The Two Fridas, painted in 1939?
(a) Frida wrote that one was how Diego would have her be, while the other was who she was.
(b) Frida claimed that one was the sick Frida, while the other was the healthy Frida.
(c) Frida claimed that one was the Frida that her parents had longed for, the other the Frida who was an artist.
(d) Frida wrote that one of these was the Frida Diego loved, the other was the Frida that Diego once loved.

5. Which of the following best describe Frida's feeling for her husband?
(a) Anger.
(b) Respect.
(c) Frustration.
(d) Devotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of metaphors does Lowe write that Frida made frequent use of?

2. What does Kahlo liken to ink?

3. What does Frida equate with being alive?

4. Which of the following best describe Lowe's tone in her writing about Kahlo?

5. Who does Frida address an eight page letter to in the Diary?

(see the answer key)

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