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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following best describes the connection between entries in Frida's diary.
2. What civilizations does Lowe wright were part of Kahlo's understanding of her "personal past"?
3. How does Lowe write that Frida's understanding of Communism changes?
4. Where did Carlos Fuentes first meet Frida?
5. How long does Lowe write that Frida kept this Diary?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kahlo connect to ink, and why does Lowe write that this is illuminating "with respect to her own creativity"?
2. How does Lowe compare Kahlo's diary with "diarists, both men and women [who] have chronicled their lives framed by their times or by particular historical events"?
3. Why does Lowe claim that Frida included a bride in her painting The Bride Who Becomes Frightened When She Sees Life Open?
4. How does Fuentes characterize Frida's depiction of pain?
5. How does Lowe believe that Frida's Diary differs from most artist sketchbooks?
6. Sarah M. Lowe writes about the acceptance of themes like "birthing or miscarriage" in Western art. How does this relate to Frida?
7. Frida labels an image "I am DISINTEGRATION." What is happening in that image?
8. Describe Frida's appearance, and the importance of her appearance, to Carlos Fuentes.
9. In Frida's first string of words, which one is the one that Lowe singles out as the only word with a specific reference?
10. Why does Frida claim she was born in 1910?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Lowe writes that Frida's self-portraits could express universal emotion. She may be referring to Frida's more formal paintings. In what way do the images in Frida's Diary support or negate this point? Should these be considered art? Are they what Fuentes would call "good art"? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Fuentes writes that Frida was a member of the Communist party from an early age, but that her "politics, such as they were, could not be separated from the personality and the actions of Diego Rivera." Lowe writes that she understood Communism in a religious way. Based on both the text and images in her Diary, how do you think that Frida understood Communism?
Essay Topic 3
Frida paints her dog, Mr. Xolotl, deer, and other animals in the Diary. What can be said of her depictions of animals? What can be said of her relationship with animals in general? How does this relationship compare with her relationship with other people?
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