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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. How many children did Rivera have in Chapter 6?

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

3. What did Kahlo do to Rivera in hopes of gaining his attention while he was at the National Preparatory Academy?

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

5. How many girls were in Kahlo's clique at the National Preparatory School?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Frida after she was in a horrible bus accident in Chapter 4?

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

3. How did Frida's father, Guillermo, meet his second wife, Frida's mother?

4. What was so impressive about Frida being permitted to attend the National Preparatory School?

5. How did Frida's painting change as her courtship with Rivera intensifies?

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

7. While at the National Preparatory School, who did Frida date that her parents disapproved of?

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

9. Who was a member of Frida's close group of friends, the Cachuchas, and what did they do together?

10. What were Rivera and Frida invited to New York for in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Rivera was working on his mural in New York, the environment became hostile. His mural was being called hostile because he wanted to pain the head of Lenin and balance it with the head of Abraham Lincoln. Evaluate the differences between communism and capitalism, two movements that were mentioned in the biography. What is communism? What is capitalism? What would Mexico and America be considered at that time? Why wouldn't a communist painting be appreciated in America? Why was Rivera for communism? What was Frida in support of?

Essay Topic 2

The beginning of Frida Kahlo's life is explored in the first chapter of the book, Frida, a Biography of Frida Kahlo. Explore Frida's childhood and analysis major events that affected her life. Who were Frida's parents and how did they meet? How did Frida get into painting? What type of upbringing did Frida have? What kind of child was Frida?

Essay Topic 3

Until the time of her death, Frida's life would be a struggle against death and decay after the bus accident. Explore what role pain and suffering represent in Frida's life. How did Frida changed after the bus accident? How did Frida reflect her pain into her paintings? How did Frida demonstrate her strong will to her friends and family? How did Frida's pain compare both physically and personally? How did her pain make her a stronger person in life?

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