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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Tiffany art object does Carlos Fuentes describe?
(a) A diamond studded leash.
(b) A glass curtain.
(c) Frida's earrings.
(d) A beautiful lamp shade.

2. What object in one of her paintings is explained in Kahlo's letter to Lamba?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A chapel.
(c) A bride.
(d) An apple.

3. Who does Frida address an eight page letter to in the Diary?
(a) Jose Clemente Orozco.
(b) Her sister, Matilda.
(c) Diego Rivera.
(d) Her father, though he died years earlier.

4. In Frida's "portrait of Nefertidos," which cultures does Frida combine?
(a) Mayan, German, and Egyptian.
(b) Aztec, Hindu, and Egyptian.
(c) Mexican, American, and French.
(d) French, German, and Italian.

5. Who does Lowe write "cemented" the association of Frida and Surrealism?
(a) Diego Rivera.
(b) Jose Vasconcelos.
(c) Jose Clemente Orozco.
(d) Andre Breton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Frida use in her Diary?

2. What style does Fuentes claim was "in tune with the tastes of the Mexican elite" around the turn of the century?

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

4. What "path" does Lowe write that Frida illuminates in this Diary?

5. Who does Fuentes write is like Frida, "hiding her tortured body"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lowe claim that Frida included a bride in her painting The Bride Who Becomes Frightened When She Sees Life Open?

2. What are some of the external sources that Fuentes finds for Kahlo's art?

3. How does Lowe believe that Frida's Diary differs from most artist sketchbooks?

4. Who does Kahlo write a "melancholy" letter to in her Diary?

5. What does Frida write about giving birth?

6. Sarah M. Lowe writes about the acceptance of themes like "birthing or miscarriage" in Western art. How does this relate to Frida?

7. How does Fuentes characterize foreign invasions of Mexico?

8. Why does Frida claim she was born in 1910?

9. How does Fuentes characterize Frida's depiction of pain?

10. Describe Frida's appearance, and the importance of her appearance, to Carlos Fuentes.

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