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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 propose he and Matilde do at the end of Sonnet LXXVIII?
(a) Drift down time's river.
(b) Plant a garden in the hills.
(c) Swing freely through the trees.
(d) Light a fire on a mountain.

2. In Sonnet XXIV, describes the clouds and what "triumphant" group of people?
(a) Servants.
(b) Martyrs.
(c) Washerwomen.
(d) Soldiers.

3. What concept of time does Neruda decide to focus on in Sonnet XLIX?
(a) "Tomorrow."
(b) The future.
(c) "Yesterday."
(d) "Today."

4. Which image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde in Sonnet XXIX?
(a) A queen.
(b) Dark mud.
(c) A clay horse.
(d) A clay poppy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Neruda state that he does not love Matilde in Sonnet XLIV?

3. In Sonnet XXI, what season does Neruda say he does not want to go "one moment more without?"

4. In Sonnet XXV, which of Matilde's qualities does Neruda say "filled the autumn plentiful with gifts?"

5. In Sonnet LXXIII, what word does Neruda use to describe the woman who "rose like a fish from the abyss?"

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