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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 does Kahlo liken to ink?

2. How long does Lowe write that Frida kept this Diary?

3. What animals does Frida paint playing with string?

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

5. What does Lowe write is a "favorite device" of Frida's?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Lowe describe Frida's relationship with Surrealism?

6. How does Fuentes characterize foreign invasions of Mexico?

7. 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?

8. Who does Kahlo create a double portrait of? What images surround the portrait?

9. What figures are included in Frida's "connect-the-dot" drawing?

10. How does Fuentes characterize Frida's depiction of pain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Frida's death, her fame grew immensely. Can you identify any of the reasons for her popularity in the Diary itself?

Essay Topic 2

Toward the end of Kahlo's diary, Lowe notes "Kahlo pairs a powerful modern political system -- Communism -- with an ancient, longer-lived regime -- the Aztec empire." In what other ways does she use pre-Columbian words and imagery? What overall effect does this have on her work? How does it effect her identity?

Essay Topic 3

Fuentes writes that Frida's physical pain mirrors the traumas of the Mexican nation. Lowe writes that despite the pain that is evident in her diary, her humor and "alegria" show through. What role do you think Frida's pain plays in her Diary? What is the role of pain in her context? Do you think that her pain has anything to do with her country? Her time? What role do you think it plays in her work as a whole? How do you think it has affected acceptance for, or interest in, her work?

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