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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 156 to 183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What violent event does Frida recall from her childhood in an entry that describes her early life?
(a) Witnessing a death in the offices of the local Communist party (which she joined at 13).
(b) Violent fighting in the central plaza of Mexico City.
(c) Her mother attending wounded Zapatistas.
(d) Her sister falling from a balcony and bleeding all over the interior patio.

2. In the image labeled "SUN," and "MOON," there is a woman labeled "ME?" Which of the following describe this woman?
(a) She is drowning.
(b) She has one arm.
(c) She is on fire.
(d) She has one foot.

3. What did Frida label an image of a pigeon sitting atop a partially human body?
(a) "The pigeon headed woman."
(b) "The pigeon made mistakes..."
(c) "100 Ways to Kill a Pigeon."
(d) "This pigeon will fly."

4. To what does Lowe attribute Frida's "loose" handwriting in 1947?
(a) Pain killers.
(b) Depression.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Anger.

5. Before the Mexican Revolution, what culture does Fuentes write influenced Mexico and Latin America?
(a) Italian culture.
(b) German culture.
(c) French culture.
(d) Haitian culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Diary progresses, what does Lowe write that Frida gives an increasing amount of attention to?

2. How does Fuentes characterize the kinds of escapes from reality Andre Breton "was legislating as law" in France compared to Latin America?

3. What exercise does Frida do with colored pencils in the Diary?

4. What does Fuentes write happened in September of 1925 that changed Frida's life?

5. What figures are included in the image Frida labels "DEATH IN A RIOT"?

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