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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 did Kahlo write in her diary in Chapter 24?

2. Why type of movement did not catch on in Mexico despite the high hopes of Europeans?

3. What type of relationships did Kahlo begin to explore that Rivera looked upon favorably?

4. What did Kahlo claim that she never knew she was until it was put upon her in Paris?

5. In 1950, Kahlo went to the hospital in Mexico City; how long did she stay there?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Frida write in her diary just days before her death?

2. Despite Frida's declining heath, how did she attend an art exhibit honoring her in 1953?

3. What did Frida's painting, My Nurse and I, represent?

4. What did Rivera and Frida tell the press was the reason for their divorce?

5. How did Frida's painting career begin to take off in Chapter 19?

6. What did the success of Rivera and Frida's marriage depend upon?

7. Which students continued to work with Frida even after she started teaching from home?

8. What did Frida paint for the patron Clare Boothe Luce, who commissioned a portrait for the New York Opening of Frida's art exhibit?

9. What did Frida's painting, The Little Deer represent?

10. In 1950, Frida became very ill and remained in the hospital for over a year; how did she decorate her room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 3 and 4, Frida's teen years are highlighted. Explore Frida's teen years and analyze how they will affect her later in life. What was the school that Frida was accepted to? What was unique about Frida's school and her acceptance there? How well did Frida get along with her fellow classmates? What was the name of Frida's clique at school? What significance did they play in Frida's life?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Frida dealt with lots of physical pain in her life but she also had emotional pain as well. Explore the theme of loss throughout the biography and how Frida used her strength to overcome those losses. How was Frida affected by the loss of her baby in Chapter 10? What did Frida do to help express her feelings after her miscarriage? How many days did Frida spend in the hospital? How did Frida deal with the death of her mother so soon after her miscarriage? How did Rivera help Frida to deal with her pain?

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