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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. What is the name of Kahlo's sister who is kicked out of the house because she left to be with her boyfriend?

2. What was the name of Kahlo's painting in Chapter 5 that depicted her feelings of paralysis and despair?

3. What type of ceremony did Kahlo and Rivera decide to have when they married?

4. How many girls were in attendance at the National Preparatory School when Kahlo attended?

5. How old was Rivera when he began work at the National Preparatory School?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Frida's family during the Mexican Revolution?

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

5. What was Arias elected to in 1929?

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

7. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 6?

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

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

10. How was Diego Rivera described in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Frida was involved in a horrific bus accident that altered her life forever. She was never the same after this accident and it profoundly affected the rest of her life. Analyze the bus accident that Frida was involved in and examine its affect on Frida's life. Who was with Frida on the bus and how was that person injured? What injuries did Frida sustain from the bus accident? How optimistic were the doctors on Frida's survival? How was Frida's painting affected after the bus accident?

Essay Topic 2

Frida Kahlo was an inspiring woman to many, from the challenges that she overcame to her amazing portraits that she created. Analyze the unique characteristics of Kahlo, examining what made her attractive to Rivera and the other people around her. How were Frida's paintings a reflection of herself? What did Frida teach those around her as she suffered through her pain? What type of personality did Frida have? Was she outgoing? What attracted Rivera to Frida?

Essay Topic 3

In Frida, a Biography of Frida Kahlo, there are objects and places of importance throughout the text. Analyze the different objects and places of importance and their affect on Frida's life. Why would Frida's clothing and jewelry be important? How were the different cities that Frida and Rivera visited in America of importance? What other objects are of importance in the biography?

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