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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LI - LX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XXXIX, which of Matilde's skills does Neruda admire?
(a) Her cleaning.
(b) Her sewing.
(c) Her gardening.
(d) Her cooking.

2. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say gives Matilde its "crystalline proportions?"
(a) Salt.
(b) Glass.
(c) Quartz.
(d) Light.

3. In Sonnet XIII, what food does Neruda use to describe Matilde?
(a) Bread.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Olives.
(d) Rice.

4. In Sonnet XXIII, what does Neruda say will endure even after the end of the world?
(a) Isla Negra and the sea.
(b) Neruda's dreams.
(c) Matilde's beauty.
(d) The love between himself and Matilde.

5. In Sonnet XXIV, describes the clouds and what "triumphant" group of people?
(a) Servants.
(b) Martyrs.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Washerwomen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda imply about the relationship between himself and Matilde?

2. In Sonnet LVII, who is defeated by the love between Matilde and Neruda's love?

3. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda NOT cite as "a man's needs, and a woman's?"

4. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?

5. In Sonnet LIX, what does Neruda say is the only reason that people defame poets?

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