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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 did Kahlo delight in doing to the New York press?
(a) Avoding them.
(b) Talking to them.
(c) Making fun of them and watching them squirm.
(d) Creating paintings depicting them.

2. In Chapter 9, where did Rivera and Kahlo decide to visit for a Commission that Rivera was granted in America?
(a) Phoenix.
(b) New York.
(c) Miami.
(d) San Francisco.

3. What was the name of Rivera's wife, who became quite jealous of all the time that Rivera spent with Kahlo?
(a) Maria Mendes.
(b) Matilde Lorpe.
(c) Lupe Marin.
(d) Lorraine Moria.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the painting that Kahlo created that was in reference to a man who murdered his lover?

2. What was Kahlo dressing like before she met Rivera?

3. From whom did Kahlo's father gain a commission?

4. What about Kahlo entranced Rivera?

5. Who did Rivera marry in 1922 who was also his mistress?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Frida use painting to help her cope with her pain?

2. How did Frida feel about her new experience visiting America with Rivera in Chapter 9?

3. After leaving Detroit and returning to New York, what did Rivera begin to do?

4. What did Frida's painting, My Dress Hangs There, symbolize?

5. How were Frida's paintings compared to Rivera's?

6. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 3?

7. Why did Frida create the painting Henry Ford Hospital?

8. Who was Leo Eloesser, and how did he help Frida?

9. What did Frida's painting, A Few Small Nips, symbolize?

10. What happened to Matilde's half-sister in Chapter 1?

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