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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What writing reveals that, as Lowe writes, "Kahlo came to her senses"?
(a) Her writing "my body will not give out unless my spirit dims."
(b) Her statement "I am responsible for myself."
(c) Her writing that Diego "belongs to himself."
(d) Her statement that "he has brought me more pain than joy."

2. What obsession does Frida reveal in a long list?
(a) Her obsession with red paint.
(b) Her obsession with Diego Rivera.
(c) Her obsession with Surrealism.
(d) Her obsession with cooking.

3. How does Lowe claim Frida creates many of the dedications in the Diary?
(a) Using a color of ink that she related to the person she was writing about.
(b) Using text similar to the texts found in retablos.
(c) Writing an entry at one time and a dedication at another.
(d) Inviting friends to write them in.

4. What does Lowe write that "naturaleza muerta" translates to in English?
(a) "Natural death."
(b) "Still life."
(c) "Nature in death."
(d) "Day of the Dead altar."

5. Who is the Olmedo that Kahlo refers to in the first few pages of her poem?
(a) Ines Olmedo, a model.
(b) Francisco Olmedo, a boyfriend from her youth.
(c) Dolores Olmedo, a friend.
(d) Juan Olmedo, a doctor.

6. Which of the following best describe Lowe's tone in her writing about Kahlo?
(a) Disrespect for her political simplicity.
(b) Respect and admiration.
(c) Concern for her physical problems.
(d) Neutral.

7. What does Lowe write about Frida's relationships with women?
(a) She was competitive with women artists.
(b) She was constantly seeking female friends to discuss her marriage.
(c) She felt competition with women because her husband was romantically interested in her female friends.
(d) Some were consumated, while others were not.

8. What does Lowe argue is Frida's overall feeling toward life?
(a) An interest in professional advancement keeps her going through difficulty.
(b) A feeling of pain and dispair.
(c) Worry over her husband.
(d) A sense of happiness and humor.

9. Which of the following qualities does Lowe claim Frida shares with Surrealism?
(a) An interest in the subconscious.
(b) A fascination with pain.
(c) An interest in romance.
(d) A love of the grotesque.

10. How does Frida describe "desire"?
(a) As "communication from the gods."
(b) As "a dream we must attempt to prolong."
(c) As "what binds me to Diego."
(d) As "the one who gave birth to herself."

11. What language does Frida write in (in what Lowe points out is the only time she cites a source other than herself)?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

12. How does Lowe explain that reading the Diary may affect our viewing of Kahlo's paintings?
(a) We may understand how physical pain limited Frida.
(b) We may understand just how much Frida lived in her husband's shadow.
(c) We may see Frida as more human.
(d) We may begin to grasp how much time Frida spent alone, and why she painted self-portraits.

13. Which best describes how Fuentes characterizes Frida's speech?
(a) Very Proper.
(b) Frequently vulgar.
(c) Often exaggerated.
(d) Quirky.

14. What animals does Frida paint playing with string?
(a) Cats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Dogs.

15. What does Lowe claim was the guiding principal behind Surrealism?
(a) Rebellion.
(b) Suprise.
(c) Sadism.
(d) Mysticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is depicted on the first painted page of Frida's Diary?

2. How does Lowe write that Frida's understanding of Communism changes?

3. What year does Fuentes write that the Mexican Revolution began?

4. How does Lowe describe Kahlo as a reader?

5. In Frida's "Portrait of Neferunico," who does the portrait most resemble?

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