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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Juan Farill, her doctor.
(d) Matilde, her mother who has already died.

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

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

4. Which of the following does Frida admire, and write about in her diary?
(a) Juan Farill, her doctor.
(b) Carlos Riviera, Diego's brother.
(c) Francisco Madero, a revolutionary.
(d) Franchesca, her neighbor.

5. What does Kahlo write about the artist Bosch?
(a) The dates and place he lived.
(b) Notes on his use of the "golden section."
(c) The name of his wife, and a brief description of her physical problems.
(d) Notes on the characters he painted.

6. Which of the following did Frida write over an image of a foot?
(a) "Walker, dancer... Revolutionary..."
(b) "Long live the dance. Long live health!"
(c) "Artist, wife... I will dance."
(d) "Ancient symbol of direction."

7. What figures are included in the image Frida labels "DEATH IN A RIOT"?
(a) Skeletons.
(b) Food stands.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cacti.

8. What recipe does Frida include in her Diary?
(a) A recipe for deer food.
(b) A recipe for paint.
(c) A recipe for salsa.
(d) An Aztec recipe for verdolagas, also called purslane.

9. What does Frida write over and over, in bubbles surrounding an angel?
(a) Harmony.
(b) Love.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Pain.

10. 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 is on fire.
(c) She is drowning.
(d) She has one foot.

11. Who does Frida claim was her best example of tenderness as a youth?
(a) Zapata.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Matisse.
(d) Her father.

12. After writing, "I am no longer alone," who does Frida write that she loves?
(a) Tina Modoti.
(b) Diego Rivera.
(c) Mao.
(d) Her father.

13. In whose memory does Frida create two pages in her diary?
(a) Maria Izquierdo.
(b) Francisco Madero.
(c) Diego Rivera.
(d) Isabel Villasenor.

14. Who did Frida give a painting to that she dated November 7, 1946?
(a) Leon Trotsky.
(b) Remedios Varo.
(c) Maria Izquierdo.
(d) Diego Rivera.

15. What kind of animal body does Lowe write that Frida painted with her own face (outside of her diary)?
(a) A deer.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bear.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the image where Frida paints "an angel and putto," what does Lowe write that Frida creates instead of stars?

2. 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?

3. Which of the following does Frida include in her final written entry in the Diary?

4. Which of the following best characterizes the sentiments that Frida expresses in her Diary toward her husband?

5. What landscape image does Frida create in a late entry that Lowe writes is "eerie" and "unlike any [painting] Kahlo had ever made"?

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