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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet LXIV, what does Neruda realize about what he owes Matilde for curing him?
(a) He has repaid Matilde with his love.
(b) He will repay Matilde for the rest of his life.
(c) He knows exactly how much he owes Matilde.
(d) He can not fathom how much he owes Matilde.

2. What is the painter in Sonnet LXXVI painting?
(a) Isla Negra.
(b) The jungle.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Matilde.

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

4. In Sonnet XCIX, what time period does Neruda contemplate?
(a) The future.
(b) The end of time.
(c) The past.
(d) The time before the beginning of the world.

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

6. In Sonnet LXXXI, what does Neruda urge Matilde to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Talk to him.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sleep.

7. What is the constellation Neruda addresses in Sonnet LXXXVI?
(a) Cassiopeia.
(b) The Southern Cross.
(c) Orion.
(d) Ursa Major.

8. What is the season that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXXV?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

9. Where is the pain Neruda experiences in Sonnet LXV?
(a) In his brain.
(b) Between his ribs.
(c) In his spirit.
(d) In his leg.

10. In Sonnet XCV, what does Neruda describe as "the light that endures," and as a "irrevocable delicate thorn?"
(a) The beauty of life.
(b) The power of death.
(c) He and Matilde, and the love they share.
(d) Mortality.

11. In Sonnet XCVIII, what does Neruda say silences the word in the poem?
(a) His pride.
(b) His brooding love.
(c) His jealous love.
(d) Matilde's shyness.

12. In Sonnet LXXXIII, what does Neruda say he wants to be over his eyes when he dies?
(a) The warmth of peace.
(b) Matilde's hair.
(c) Matilde's hands.
(d) The darkness of sleep.

13. In Sonnet LXXXII, what is the "shadow" that Neruda calls an "intermittent friend?"
(a) Sleep.
(b) Death.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sadness.

14. In Sonnet LXXV, what does Neruda say the house has forgotten how to do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Bloom.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Function.

15. In Sonnet LXIV, love tints Neruda's life what color?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Orange.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XCVII, what mode of transportation does Neruda note has made "shoes and pathways... no longer enough?"

2. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda say "fly and make their white creations?"

3. In Sonnet XC, what is one thing Neruda does NOT say is meaningless after death?

4. What happens to Neruda in Sonnet XC that he says makes him feel "the cold up close?"

5. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda NOT cite as "a man's needs, and a woman's?"

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