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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XXI - XXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XX, what two opposing concepts does Neruda use to describe Matilde?
(a) Love and hate.
(b) Peace and chaos.
(c) Beauty and ugliness.
(d) Anger and happiness.

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

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

4. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda says that Matilde is "as blue as the night" of what country?
(a) Peru.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Guatemala.
(d) Colombia.

5. In Sonnet X, what object does Neruda NOT use as a metaphor for Matilde's beauty?
(a) Wood.
(b) Wind.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Peaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet VII, Neruda's lover finally returns his love. What image does Neruda use to describe his feelings after his love is returned?

2. In Sonnet X ,what word does Neruda use to describe Matilde's beauty?

3. In Sonnet XI, what predator does Neruda use to describe himself?

4. In Sonnet XX, what phrase does Neruda use to describe Matilde?

5. In his dedication, Neruda says that poets before him have written sonnets whose rhymes are like crystal or cannon fire. What does Neruda say his poems are made of?

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