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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Neruda returns to Matilde in Sonnet LXXX, where had he been?
(a) He had been traveling.
(b) He had been at the tavern.
(c) He had been sending a letter.
(d) He had been at the beach.

2. What is the house in Sonnet LXXV doing when Neruda and Matilde return to it?
(a) Weeping.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Yawning.
(d) Laughing.

3. In Sonnet XLII, what does Neruda NOT use to describe daylight?
(a) Fire.
(b) Bees.
(c) A yellow rock.
(d) Glass.

4. Which country is NOT mentioned in Sonnet XXVI?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Germany.
(c) Tibet.
(d) Poland.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the painter that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXVI?

2. In Sonnet XXIII, what flower does Neruda say is "smearing around its bruised secrets?"

3. In Sonnet XXIV, describes the clouds and what "triumphant" group of people?

4. In Sonnet LXXIII, what are the man and woman in Neruda's poem protecting themselves from?

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

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