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

2. In Sonnet XVIII, Neruda says that Matilde moves through the mountains as swiftly as what two objects?
(a) A breeze and a stream.
(b) A puma and a bird.
(c) A whisper and a prayer.
(d) A river and an arrow.

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

4. In Sonnet XIV, what does Neruda say Italians call Matilde?
(a) Athena.
(b) Medusa.
(c) Venus.
(d) Nike.

5. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda NOT cite as "a man's needs, and a woman's?"
(a) Water.
(b) Table.
(c) Bread.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say gives Matilde its "crystalline proportions?"

2. In Sonnet XXXVIII, Neruda says that Matilde's house sounds like what object?

3. Which country is NOT mentioned in Sonnet XXVI?

4. In Sonnet XX, what two opposing concepts does Neruda use to describe Matilde?

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

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