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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following techniques does Lowe write that Kahlo used?
(a) Wax spills.
(b) Ink spills.
(c) "Automatic," or free association games with human and animal body parts.
(d) Random scratching to the paper.

2. Which of the following describe the mood of Frida's depiction of her animals.
(a) Sadistic.
(b) Playful.
(c) Mournful.
(d) Humorous.

3. Which of the following subjects does Frida mention in a letter to her husband in the Diary?
(a) Color.
(b) Dollhouses.
(c) Food.
(d) The Day of the Dead.

4. 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 power struggle in a family.
(b) The stages of a woman's life.
(c) The violence of birth and death.
(d) The strength of romantic life.

5. Where did Carlos Fuentes first meet Frida?
(a) In the Palace of Fine Arts.
(b) In the Alameda Park.
(c) At a Mexico City gallery called the Gallery of Mexican Art.
(d) In a restaurant called Sanborns.

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

7. 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) Misunderstandings about specifications.
(c) Censorship.
(d) Lack of payment.

8. Who does Fuentes quote as having called pain "Dog"?
(a) Neitzsche.
(b) Engles.
(c) Marx.
(d) Diego Rivera.

9. What was Kahlo's relationship with Lamba?
(a) Lowe claims they were lovers.
(b) Fuentes writes that they were competitors.
(c) They were very close.
(d) They once studied together.

10. One of the first images creates in her diary is "connect-the-dots ink drawing." Which of the following figures can be found in the drawing?
(a) The solar system.
(b) A dog.
(c) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(d) A rainbow.

11. What did Frida use to create the central images of the icy landscape in her diary?
(a) Ink that seeped through the previous page.
(b) Blotted lipstick.
(c) A sponge print.
(d) Sauce that must have spilled onto the page.

12. How does Lowe write that Frida feels about Nefertiti?
(a) She wishes she were as famous.
(b) She admires her power.
(c) She identifies with her.
(d) She wants to learn mroe about heer.

13. Which of the following best describes the mood of Frida's cold weather image?
(a) Happy.
(b) Stiff.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Sad.

14. How does Lowe write that Frida's understanding of Communism changes?
(a) Frida's understanding is based on what Diego Rivera teaches her.
(b) It becomes more like a religious faith.
(c) She connects it to her hatred of the U.S.
(d) Frida becomes more and more interested in the local politics of the Communist party.

15. What does Frida write on the page that she fills with faces in bubbles?
(a) "Not a friendly face in the crowd!"
(b) "Must stay separate."
(c) "How ugly people are!"
(d) "You can't take them anywhere."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Andre Breton describe Frida Kahlo as?

2. What does the use of the "third eye" signify in the "Portrait of Neferunico"?

3. Frida created an list of words beginning with the same letter. What letter did she use?

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

5. How does Lowe claim Frida creates many of the dedications in the Diary?

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