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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 156 to 183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lowe believe Frida can paint her own death?
(a) She has already said goodbye to her loved ones.
(b) She hopes it is pleasant.
(c) She plans her own death.
(d) She faced it frequently.

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

3. What does Fuentes write that Frida experienced in a painting she created for the American Clare Booth Luce (which other Mexican artists also experienced when selling art to Americans)?
(a) Unfair working conditions.
(b) Lack of payment.
(c) Misunderstandings about specifications.
(d) Censorship.

4. What does Lowe write that Surrealists believed "automatic drawing" was useful for?
(a) Creating new ways of looking at things.
(b) Party games.
(c) Accessing the subconscious.
(d) Finding surprising combinations.

5. Who is Jose Guadalupe Posada?
(a) A priest.
(b) Frida's first husband.
(c) A rebvolutionary leader.
(d) A graphic artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the central image in a page labeled "I love Diego"?

2. Before the Mexican Revolution, what culture does Fuentes write influenced Mexico and Latin America?

3. What does Lowe write about Frida's relationships with women?

4. As Frida's health declined, what does Lowe claim she painted more and more of?

5. What does Lowe write is associated in pre-Columbian mythology with the right foot?

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