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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XXVIII, what sprouts in Neruda and Matilde's "stable place?"
(a) Chaos.
(b) Secrets.
(c) Love.
(d) Peace.

2. In Sonnet LXXIV, Neruda describes a road that is "wet with the waters" of what month?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) April.
(d) February.

3. In Sonnet XXII, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde?
(a) A wildfire.
(b) A star.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A queen.

4. In Sonnet LXXIII, what word does Neruda use to describe the woman who "rose like a fish from the abyss?"
(a) Pallid.
(b) Vague.
(c) Bony.
(d) Thin.

5. In Sonnet XXV, what phrase do "rough warehouses" growl at Neruda?
(a) "Give up."
(b) "Go away."
(c) "You are nothing."
(d) "Get lost."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Neruda plead with Matilde not to do in Sonnet XLV?

2. Which image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde in Sonnet XXIX?

3. In Sonnet XLII, what does Neruda say shields the earth from daylight?

4. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?

5. In Sonnet XLIX, what does Neruda NOT say that he sings to?

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