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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. One of the first images creates in her diary is "connect-the-dots ink drawing." Which of the following figures can be found in the drawing?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) The Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) The solar system.
(d) A dog.

2. Which of the following qualities does Lowe claim Frida shares with Surrealism?
(a) An interest in the subconscious.
(b) A fascination with pain.
(c) An interest in romance.
(d) A love of the grotesque.

3. Frida created a double portrait surrounded by small images. Which of the following images are close to her face in this portrait?
(a) Saturn.
(b) A faithful copy of the Mexico City's National Palace bell.
(c) An Egyptian pyramid.
(d) A Chinese yin-yang sign.

4. How does Lowe write that the text Kahlo includes in the images in her Diary affect the viewers understanding of the image?
(a) They do not illuminate the meaning, but add to their complexity.
(b) They generally are unrelated.
(c) They frequently describe what is happening in the image, as in a retablo.
(d) For the most part, they are quotes from books.

5. How does Fuentes characterize the kinds of escapes from reality Andre Breton "was legislating as law" in France compared to Latin America?
(a) As "small beer, comparatively speaking."
(b) As "the law of life."
(c) As "unlikely to ever take hold."
(d) As "needlessly ritualistic."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the use of the "third eye" signify in the "Portrait of Neferunico"?

2. How does Lowe write that students remembered Frida?

3. In Frida's "portrait of Nefertidos," which cultures does Frida combine?

4. What does "Xpcolatl" mean in Nahuatl?

5. In Frida's "Portrait of Neferunico," who does the portrait most resemble?

Short Essay Questions

1. What physical changes does Lowe write that the Diary documented?

2. Describe Frida's appearance, and the importance of her appearance, to Carlos Fuentes.

3. In Frida's first string of words, which one is the one that Lowe singles out as the only word with a specific reference?

4. What is in the image that Frida labels "The Phenomenon Unforseen"?

5. How does Sarah M. Lowe describe Frida's intentions in creating her Diary? Given Frida's intentions, how does she understand the "act" of reading the Diary?

6. What sentiments does Frida express in the first letter to Diego Rivera included in the Diary?

7. Sarah M. Lowe writes about the acceptance of themes like "birthing or miscarriage" in Western art. How does this relate to Frida?

8. What are some of the external sources that Fuentes finds for Kahlo's art?

9. On what kind of body does Frida create a two-headed bull figure?

10. How does Frida begin her diary?

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