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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lowe write to explain the piece The Two Fridas, painted in 1939?
(a) Frida wrote that one of these was the Frida Diego loved, the other was the Frida that Diego once loved.
(b) Frida claimed that one was the sick Frida, while the other was the healthy Frida.
(c) Frida claimed that one was the Frida that her parents had longed for, the other the Frida who was an artist.
(d) Frida wrote that one was how Diego would have her be, while the other was who she was.

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

4. What does Frida write is "the only true reason to live for"?
(a) Learning.
(b) To paint.
(c) The revolution.
(d) To enjoy secret love.

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

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

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

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

9. What does Frida equate with being alive?
(a) Being part of the Revolution.
(b) Making her husband's favorite soup.
(c) Painting with oil paints.
(d) Having children.

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

11. Which of the following are among Frida's interests mentioned in the Diary?
(a) Sewing lace.
(b) Making candles.
(c) Arrranging flowers.
(d) Baking cakes.

12. Why does Lowe believe Frida can paint her own death?
(a) She plans her own death.
(b) She hopes it is pleasant.
(c) She faced it frequently.
(d) She has already said goodbye to her loved ones.

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

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

15. What is the last image in Frida's diary?
(a) A winged creature.
(b) Diego.
(c) An apple.
(d) A candle.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Frida create a list of things she is thankful for?

3. What figure does Lowe believe is depicted in flames in Frida's image labeled "Footprints and sunprints"?

4. What does Lowe write that Frida suffered from in her foot?

5. Who is Isabel Villasenor?

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