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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Frida paints two images of death. The first is labeled "Deaths in a Riot." What is the mood of this image?
(a) Frightening.
(b) Sad.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Quiet.

2. What childhood memory does Frida write about in 1950?
(a) Taking ballet classes.
(b) Chewing on a doll's foot.
(c) Playing with an imaginary friend.
(d) Playing with a neighbor boy.

3. What song lyrics does Frida repeatedly cite in the Diary?
(a) "No man is an island."
(b) "Life is about love, but dancing is fine."
(c) "Tree of hope stand firm."
(d) "Sing and don't cry."

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) A cape.
(b) Shiny shoes.
(c) Large breasts.
(d) Her stance on the top of a tall building.

5. What film does Isabel Villasenor participate in?
(a) Que Viva Mexico!
(b) Pinto Mi Raya!
(c) La Casa Azul
(d) Surrealistas

6. What does Frida write "is the most ridiculous thing 'man' has"?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Illness.
(d) Art.

7. Why does Frida create a list of things she is thankful for?
(a) She is thankful for her pregnancy.
(b) She is thankful for learning to walk after surgery.
(c) She is thankful for learning to speak in public.
(d) She is thankful for her upcoming exposition.

8. What does Lowe argue the final image in Frida's diary is about?
(a) Her departure from this world.
(b) Her love for her husband.
(c) Her wish for healing.
(d) Her desire to communicate with her father who has passed away.

9. In the image labeled "SUN," and "MOON," there is a woman labeled "ME?" Which of the following describe this woman?
(a) She has one arm.
(b) She has one foot.
(c) She is drowning.
(d) She is on fire.

10. What is the name of the monstrous creature that Frida paints in green, wrapped with red ribbons?
(a) The ghost of a dead child.
(b) An "Eyesaurus."
(c) An "Ooglersaurus."
(d) A "Boogie Man," called "El coco" in Spanish.

11. Which two political systems does Lowe note that Frida pairs?
(a) Mayan and Aztec.
(b) Aztec and Communist.
(c) Aztec and the ruling political party in Colombia.
(d) Communist and Argentine.

12. Who is in the image labeled "What a dish!"?
(a) Frida.
(b) An unknown young woman.
(c) Diego Rivera.
(d) Emiliano Zapata, a revolutionary.

13. What does Lowe write that a dot within a circle symbolized to the Aztecs?
(a) A single unit.
(b) Illness.
(c) Death.
(d) Eggs, fertility, and birth.

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

15. Who does Frida write that she is working on a painting for?
(a) Maria, her sister.
(b) A portrait of Diego Rivera, as a birthday present.
(c) Matilde, her mother who has already died.
(d) Juan Farill, her doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. After writing, "I am no longer alone," who does Frida write that she loves?

2. Which of the following is a recurring figure in the Diary?

3. What do the words "MOON" and "SUN" refer to in the image that places a woman between the two?

4. What story does Lowe liken Frida's childhood memory to?

5. Which of the following are among Frida's interests mentioned in the Diary?

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