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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"
(a) The sun.
(b) The house.
(c) The city.
(d) The sea.

2. In Sonnet XXXVI, what item does Neruda NOT name as one of Matilde's "weapons?"
(a) Cloth.
(b) Wax.
(c) Wine.
(d) Oil.

3. What is the name of the friend Neruda mentions in Sonnet L?
(a) Miguel.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Jiminez.
(d) Cotapos.

4. In Sonnet LVIII, where does Neruda go while he is "singing with the wind?"
(a) To the sea.
(b) Back to his library.
(c) To be with Matilde.
(d) Back to his homeland.

5. In Sonnet I, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde's name?
(a) A wine.
(b) A plant.
(c) A castle.
(d) A rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXIV, what does Neruda realize about what he owes Matilde for curing him?

2. In Sonnet X, what object does Neruda NOT use as a metaphor for Matilde's beauty?

3. In Sonnet LXI, what does Neruda describe as having a "tail of pain" and a "train of static thorns?"

4. In Sonnet LXXXVII, Neruda contemplates the "ceaseless origins" of which human emotion?

5. In Sonnet VII, what does Neruda say he can see in Matilde's life?

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