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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXI - LXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet LXVII, to what does Neruda compare Matilde's kisses?
(a) Wind.
(b) Rain.
(c) Wine.
(d) Sunshine.

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

3. In Sonnet XL, what is Matilde doing while Neruda watches her from his house?
(a) Picking flowers.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Walking on the beach.
(d) Swimming in the ocean.

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

5. In Sonnet LXX, what wounds Neruda?
(a) His unrequited love.
(b) His loneliness.
(c) Matilde's eyes.
(d) The silence of the jungle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet II, Neruda laments that his path to Matilde has been long and lonely. What two obstacles does Neruda say divide him and Matilde?

2. In Sonnet XX, what two opposing concepts does Neruda use to describe Matilde?

3. In Sonnet LXVIII, where did the girl whose story Neruda is telling come from?

4. In Sonnet XV, what does Neruda say Matilde is made out of?

5. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say gives Matilde its "crystalline proportions?"

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