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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 XXIII, what flower does Neruda say is "smearing around its bruised secrets?"
(a) Gardenia.
(b) Wisteria.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Rose.

2. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"
(a) The city.
(b) The sun.
(c) The house.
(d) The sea.

3. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?
(a) He loves her because he was born to do so.
(b) He loves her without knowing how or why he does so.
(c) He loves her because of her intense beauty.
(d) He loves her because they were made for each other.

4. In Sonnet LIV, what two things does Neruda describe as being "like two wings?"
(a) The mind and love.
(b) Lovers' passion and love.
(c) Matilde's hands.
(d) Matilde's feet.

5. According to Sonnet LIX, what harasses "Poor unlucky poets?"
(a) LIfe and death.
(b) Nature and mankind.
(c) Order and chaos.
(d) Happiness and sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?

2. In Sonnet XIX, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe the insect he watches?

3. In Sonnet XXXI, where do Neruda and Matilde wander "like other country people?"

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

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

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