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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 beautiful lamp shade.
(c) A glass curtain.
(d) Frida's earrings.

2. What civilizations does Lowe wright were part of Kahlo's understanding of her "personal past"?
(a) The Mayans.
(b) The Surrealists in France.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The Olmecs, Aztecs, and Toltecs.

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

4. What does Kahlo liken to ink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Blood.
(c) Oil.
(d) Salsa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object in one of her paintings is explained in Kahlo's letter to Lamba?

2. How does Fuentes compare the bloodshed of the Mexican Revolution and the "executions ordered by Hitler and Stalin"?

3. How does Lowe write that Frida changes as she writes this Diary?

4. In Frida's "portrait of Nefertidos," which cultures does Frida combine?

5. What does Frida place in an icy landscape?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Kahlo create a double portrait of? What images surround the portrait?

2. In what ways does Fuentes write that Kahlo mirrors the Revolution in her art?

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

4. What does Frida write about giving birth?

5. Frida labels an image "I am DISINTEGRATION." What is happening in that image?

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

7. What physical changes does Lowe write that the Diary documented?

8. What figures are included in Frida's "connect-the-dot" drawing?

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

10. What does Kahlo connect to ink, and why does Lowe write that this is illuminating "with respect to her own creativity"?

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