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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Rivera's looks be described?
(a) Skinny and attractive.
(b) Muscular and handsome.
(c) Large and homely.
(d) Small and boney.

2. Kahlo's mother tried to raise her daughters with a traditional Mexican upbringing; what two things did she enforce?
(a) Plowing the fields and musical talent.
(b) Mending clothes and yardwork.
(c) Cleaning the house and religious study.
(d) Learning how to cook and attending religious services regularly.

3. What day was Frida Kahlo born?
(a) July 6, 1907.
(b) July 6, 1909.
(c) July 6, 1908.
(d) July 6, 1910.

4. How many girls were in attendance at the National Preparatory School when Kahlo attended?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

5. What type of things did Kahlo paint in Chapter 7?
(a) She was painting colorful paintings of plants.
(b) She was painting scenic portraits.
(c) She was painting things intimately connected to her life and her life experiences.
(d) She was painting the surrounding wildlife.

6. 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.

7. How many boys were in Kahlo's clique at the National Preparatory School?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Two.

8. What did Kahlo consider the American people to look like?
(a) Unbaked rolls of bread.
(b) Ice cream cones.
(c) Cookies without any frosting.
(d) Colorless statues.

9. What did an article in the New York World-Telegram call Rivera's unfinished mural?
(a) Breathtaking.
(b) Communist.
(c) Terrioist.
(d) Capitalist.

10. Where was the National Preparatory school located that Kahlo attended?
(a) Germany.
(b) Chile.
(c) Canada.
(d) Mexico.

11. What happened to Kahlo on September 17, 1925 that forever altered her life?
(a) She was in a horrible bicycle accident.
(b) She was in a horrible plane accident.
(c) She was in a horrible bus accident.
(d) She was in a horrible train accident.

12. What was one of the key successes to Kahlo and Rivera's eventual marriage?
(a) They were complete opposites.
(b) They were both intensely passionate.
(c) They were not bothered by seeing other people.
(d) They were both easily bored and their unusual styles challeneged each other.

13. What was Rivera known to be by most people, in Chapter 3?
(a) A naiive man.
(b) A stubborn brute.
(c) A prominent womanizer.
(d) A devoted husband.

14. Who did Kahlo write passionate letters to that showed her strong will, not just to endure the pain, but to live life fully?
(a) Rivera and her friends.
(b) Arias and her friends.
(c) Her father and her friends.
(d) Her mother and her friends.

15. How old was Rivera when he began work at the National Preparatory School?
(a) Forty-six.
(b) Thirty-six.
(c) Twenty-six.
(d) Fifty-six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite Kahlo's attraction and fascination with Rivera, who was she dating that was the leader of her clique?

2. What about Kahlo entranced Rivera?

3. What did Kahlo's father say to Rivera to warn him about his daughter?

4. What are a group of painters commissioned to create for the National Preparatory School?

5. Right after they returned to Mexico in Chapter 9, where were Rivera and Kahlo invited to have an exhibition?

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