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

2. Which of the following is the central image in a page labeled "I love Diego"?
(a) A donkey.
(b) A foggy window.
(c) An ink spill.
(d) Her "plaster corset."

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

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

5. Frida creates two images of death. One includes roots that above ground turn to flames. Which of the following best describes the mood of the image?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Frightening.
(c) Fun.
(d) Humorous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frida signal in an image in which arrows point at her naked body?

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

3. What figures are included in the image Frida labels "DEATH IN A RIOT"?

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

5. What does Frida label her own work in the Diary?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frida describe life after her leg is amputated?

2. Which painting does Frida plan in a preliminary sketch in her diary?

3. In what image does Frida draw a pigeon?

4. What does Frida write about Stalin?

5. What image does Lowe write that Frida paints from "a worm's-eye view"?

6. Why does Frida draw her right foot?

7. What does Frida write about her leg?

8. How does Frida depict skeletons?

9. What image does Frida create with the word "sleep"?

10. What does Frida pair with Communist symbols?

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