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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LI - LX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XIX, what is Matilde doing before she returns to "the world full of salt and sun?"
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Hiking in the woods.
(c) Walking down a mountainside.
(d) Walking along the beach.

2. In Sonnet XXXVIII, Neruda says that Matilde's house sounds like what object?
(a) A storm.
(b) A symphony.
(c) A hymn.
(d) A train.

3. In Sonnet XIX, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe the insect he watches?
(a) A needle.
(b) A thief.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A spike.

4. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?
(a) A larch.
(b) An oak.
(c) A banyan.
(d) A pine.

5. In Sonnet XXI, what does Neruda tell Matilde is the reason he cries in his sleep?
(a) He is like a lost child in his dreams.
(b) He has terrible nightmares.
(c) He dreams about her leaving him.
(d) He dreams about her dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country is NOT mentioned in Sonnet XXVI?

2. What does the river in Sonnet XLIX signify?

3. In Sonnet XV, Neruda says that Matilde is as firm as what two items?

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

5. In Sonnet XLVIII, what does Neruda say two happy lovers make?

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