Frida

1. PART A: Which of the following best identifies the central idea in the text?

• After Kahlo's accident, she was unable to leave her bed, which allowed her to discover her passion and talent for painting.

• Kahlo's artwork was motivated by the adversity that she faced, the pride that she felt in her heritage, and the struggle for woman's rights.

• Kahlo primarily used her art to assert her political opinions and her desire to create change.

• While Kahlo achieved great success in Mexico, she became much more famous after she passed away.

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Which TWO details from the text best support the answer to Part A?

• "She spent those long hours painting, mostly self-portraits and some portraits of her friends from school." (Paragraph 3)

• "The political activism the group practiced gave Kahlo greater appreciation for Mexican culture, especially when it came to the role women played within it." (Paragraph 4)

• "Although the show was not as successful as she hoped, she did become the first modern-day Mexican artist featured in the Louvre, Paris' world-famous art museum." (Paragraph 7)

• Continual relationship troubles with Rivera and never-ending health issues only pushed Kahlo to paint even more." (Paragraph 8)

• "Exhibitions of her work have been featured all around the world, films have been made about her life, and her paintings have sold for a lot of money." (Paragraph 10)

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How does describing Kahlo as "the mother of the selfie" in paragraph 10 contribute to the development of ideas in the passage?

• It connects Kahlo's art to present day.

• It proves that Kahlo was ahead of her time.

• It allows readers to better understand her work.

• It encourages readers to think about Kahlo more often.

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How did Kahlo's worsening health affect her art?

• She was unable to paint as much as she used to because of her health.

• She used darker colors in her paintings because her mood was affected.

• She used painting to help her feel better and she painted with greater passion.

• She painted herself less often because she wasn't confident in her appearance.

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How does that author support the idea that Kahlo behaved differently than other women during her time? Select TWO.

• Her family home opened as a museum in 1958, and the feminist movement in the 1970s led to a re-examination of her paintings as feminist icons.

• Since the disease left one of her legs smaller and weaker than the other, her father encouraged her to get outside and bike, swim, and play sports

• During this same period, she began teaching at an art school in Mexico City, where she encouraged her students to be informal with her and taught them more about traditional Mexican folk art.

• She spent those long hours painting, mostly self-portraits and some portraits of her friends from school.

• Her father’s friend Fernando Fernandez gave her drawing lessons and even employed her as an engraving apprentice.

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