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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXXI - LXXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XLVI, what part of Matilde does Neruda specifically say he wants all for himself?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her skin.
(d) Her hips.

2. In Sonnet LXXIII, what are the man and woman in Neruda's poem protecting themselves from?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Hate.
(c) Love.
(d) War.

3. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?
(a) The "poor South."
(b) The "quiet East."
(c) The "dark North."
(d) The "rich South."

4. What is the house in Sonnet LXXV doing when Neruda and Matilde return to it?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Yawning.
(c) Weeping.
(d) Thinking.

5. In Sonnet XLV, what will Neruda do if Matilde ever leaves his side?
(a) Become insane with grief.
(b) Wander the earth looking for her.
(c) Die from loneliness.
(d) Stop writing poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXV, what does Neruda say the house has forgotten how to do?

2. What is the name of the painter that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXVI?

3. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda says that Matilde is "as blue as the night" of what country?

4. In Sonnet XXIV, describes the clouds and what "triumphant" group of people?

5. In Sonnet XLVI, what is the "one wave" Neruda chooses?

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