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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 XXI, what season does Neruda say he does not want to go "one moment more without?"
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

2. In Sonnet LVII, who is defeated by the love between Matilde and Neruda's love?
(a) Neruda's political opponents.
(b) Neruda's literary critics.
(c) People who gossip about and slander Neruda.
(d) Neruda's romantic rivals.

3. According to Sonnet LIX, what harasses "Poor unlucky poets?"
(a) Nature and mankind.
(b) LIfe and death.
(c) Happiness and sadness.
(d) Order and chaos.

4. In Sonnet XXXV, what brings morning and night to Neruda's eyes?
(a) Matilde's moods.
(b) Neruda's insecurities.
(c) Matilde's hands.
(d) Neruda's love.

5. In Sonnet XVIII, Neruda says that Matilde moves through the mountains as swiftly as what two objects?
(a) A river and an arrow.
(b) A whisper and a prayer.
(c) A breeze and a stream.
(d) A puma and a bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?

2. What does Neruda mention in Sonnet XXXVII as being the "only" thing that Matilde could use to conquer him?

3. What concept of time does Neruda decide to focus on in Sonnet XLIX?

4. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"

5. In Sonnet XXXII, what title does Neruda give to Matilde?

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