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1. According to the passage, the painting entitled Diego and I

(A) is characterized by bold, assertive color.
(B) was a form of homage to Kahlo’s husband.
(C) uses images from nature as a type of adornment.
(D) is a statement of intense personal pain or internal threat.
(E) portrays Kahlo in a characteristically provocative manner.

Explanation: can be inferred from the lines: "From adolescent days, she spoke visual volumes, including by dressing herself in bold colors and heavy jewelry, and favoring unusual and evocative hairstyles." and "In her paintings she was often even bolder. " . These lines imply that Kahlo portrayed to be bold and provocative through her painting.



3. Among the following characterizations, the passage is best viewed as a/an

(A) survey of the painting techniques employed by Frida Kahlo.
(B) brief biography of the early life and art of Frida Kahlo.
(C) analysis on the overlap between Kahlo’s art and personality.
(D) discussion of the ways in which the Mexican nationalist movement influenced Kahlo.
(E) short meditation on the relationship of pain and illness to Kahlo’s art.

Explanation: The passage analyses how Kahlo's bold and provocative personality was portrayed through her paintings, as can also be inferred from the lines: "Kahlo’s choices were all art and artifice: provocative statements of individuality, as well as assertive color and design sense. In her paintings she was often even bolder. ". Thus C is the best choice. Other choices are clearly incorrect and can be directly eliminated as they have not been discussed in the passage.


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