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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXXXI - XC.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the painter that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXVI?
(a) Francisco Goya.
(b) Diego Rivera.
(c) Benito Rojo.
(d) Frieda Kahlo.

2. What is Neruda looking for in Sonnet LXV?
(a) His homeland.
(b) His heart.
(c) His inspiration.
(d) Matilde.

3. In Sonnet LXXXVII, what does Neruda see in the sky that causes him to write the poem and contemplate its content?
(a) The moon.
(b) A single star.
(c) An airplane.
(d) Three birds.

4. In Sonnet LXXXIV, what does Neruda say "supports the columns of the heaven's harbor?"
(a) The stars.
(b) The lovers' dreams.
(c) Saturn.
(d) The moon.

5. What concept of time does Neruda decide to focus on in Sonnet XLIX?
(a) The future.
(b) "Yesterday."
(c) "Today."
(d) "Tomorrow."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXIII, what are the man and woman in Neruda's poem protecting themselves from?

2. In Sonnet XLII, what does Neruda NOT use to describe daylight?

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

4. In Sonnet LXVI, what is the reason Neruda says he will die?

5. In Sonnet LXII, what overshadows the love between Neruda and Matilde?

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