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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Gringolandia and Chapter 10, Detroit: Henry Ford Hospital.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of surgeon was the doctor that Kahlo met in America, who helped her the rest of her life?
(a) Endocrine.
(b) Neurosurgeon.
(c) Opthalomogist.
(d) Thoracic.

2. Why did Kahlo's father favor her above her sisters?
(a) Because she was the most intelligent.
(b) Because he saw much of himself in the girl.
(c) Because she was the most outgoing.
(d) Because she was the prettiest.

3. What did the doctors prescribe for Kahlo after she recovered from her illness?
(a) Reading to help her eyesight.
(b) More rest.
(c) A pill she had to take every day.
(d) Physical exercise.

4. What did Kahlo's father say to Rivera to warn him about his daughter?
(a) He said that she was a harlot.
(b) He said that she was a devil.
(c) He said that she was a witch.
(d) He said that she was a tramp.

5. What did many Mexicans and Kahlo's friends see her accident as?
(a) Hope.
(b) Destiny.
(c) A tragedy.
(d) A curse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were Kahlo's paintings different from Rivera's work?

2. What was the name of Kahlo's clique that she hung out with at the National Preparatory School?

3. What did Kahlo consider the American people to look like?

4. What did Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 seem to represent?

5. What is now painted on the wall of Kahlo's home in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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