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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. In a double (or triple) portrait, that Lowe writes recalls The Two Fridas, which of the following does Lowe write that Kahlo illustrates?
(a) The stages of a woman's life.
(b) The violence of birth and death.
(c) The power struggle in a family.
(d) The strength of romantic life.

2. Which of the following is the central image in a page labeled "I love Diego"?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A foggy window.
(c) An ink spill.
(d) Her "plaster corset."

3. Which of the following does Frida mention multiple times in the Diary?
(a) Her wish to live outside of Mexico.
(b) Her belief that she is a better painter than Diego Rivera.
(c) Her relationship with madness.
(d) Her desire for a child.

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

5. What pair of drawings does Frida label "Don't come crying to me!" and "Yes, I come crying to you"?
(a) Drawings of vases.
(b) Drawings of birds.
(c) Drawings of a pot and pan.
(d) Drawings of Diego Rivera and a model working with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lowe write that it means when she paints her right foot?

2. What are the carpas that Fuentes describes?

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

4. Who does Lowe write "cemented" the association of Frida and Surrealism?

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

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