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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. What civilizations does Lowe wright were part of Kahlo's understanding of her "personal past"?
(a) The Olmecs, Aztecs, and Toltecs.
(b) The Mayans.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Surrealists in France.

2. How did Kahlo paint Dorothy Hale?
(a) Nude, in a lush landscape.
(b) Jumping from a building.
(c) In her own husband's embrace.
(d) After a bloody fight.

3. What song lyrics does Frida repeatedly cite in the Diary?
(a) "Sing and don't cry."
(b) "Tree of hope stand firm."
(c) "Life is about love, but dancing is fine."
(d) "No man is an island."

4. What does Frida equate with being alive?
(a) Being part of the Revolution.
(b) Having children.
(c) Making her husband's favorite soup.
(d) Painting with oil paints.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In whose memory does Frida create two pages in her diary?

2. After writing, "I am no longer alone," who does Frida write that she loves?

3. Who is in the image labeled "What a dish!"?

4. Which of the following best characterizes the sentiments that Frida expresses in her Diary toward her husband?

5. How does Carlos Fuentes claim he first met Frida Kahlo?

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