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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. As the Diary progresses, what does Lowe write that Frida gives an increasing amount of attention to?
(a) Diego Rivera.
(b) Her family history.
(c) Her childhood.
(d) Communism.

2. Which of the following is a recurring figure in the Diary?
(a) Water.
(b) Fire.
(c) Animal feet.
(d) Wings.

3. Where does Frida describe meeting an imaginary friend?
(a) At a store.
(b) In the forest.
(c) At the National Palace.
(d) Near her mother's beauty salon.

4. In one of her entries, Frida imagines herself as a Superwoman. Lowe writes that a few things denote her as a Superwoman. Which of the following does Lowe include as characteristic of Superwoman?
(a) Her stance on the top of a tall building.
(b) Shiny shoes.
(c) Large breasts.
(d) A cape.

5. Who does Frida dedicate two pages to?
(a) Emiliano Zapata.
(b) Diego Rivera.
(c) Andre Breton.
(d) Leon Trotsky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lowe write that Frida's "primative, ancient animal" creation recalls?

3. What did Frida claim she painted?

4. Lowe quotes Kahlo as writing that anguish and pain were both which of the following?

5. What song lyrics does Frida repeatedly cite in the Diary?

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