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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXXI - LXXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Neruda plead with Matilde not to do in Sonnet XLV?
(a) Be angry with him.
(b) Cry.
(c) Criticize herself.
(d) Leave him.

2. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda NOT cite as "a man's needs, and a woman's?"
(a) Bread.
(b) Water.
(c) Wine.
(d) Table.

3. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?
(a) The "poor South."
(b) The "quiet East."
(c) The "rich South."
(d) The "dark North."

4. What opposites does Neruda NOT consider in Sonnet LXVI?
(a) Cold and fire.
(b) Love and not love.
(c) Light and darkness.
(d) Hate and not hate.

5. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?
(a) He loves her because he was born to do so.
(b) He loves her because of her intense beauty.
(c) He loves her because they were made for each other.
(d) He loves her without knowing how or why he does so.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day is described in Sonnet LXXIX?

2. In Sonnet XII, what does Neruda describe by relating it to a journey?

3. In Sonnet X ,what word does Neruda use to describe Matilde's beauty?

4. 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?

5. In Sonnet XIX, what insect does Neruda watch and contemplate?

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