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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXXXI - XC.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXXII, what is the "shadow" that Neruda calls an "intermittent friend?"
(a) Death.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Fear.

2. In Sonnet LXXIII, what word does Neruda use to describe the woman who "rose like a fish from the abyss?"
(a) Bony.
(b) Thin.
(c) Pallid.
(d) Vague.

3. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda imply about the relationship between himself and Matilde?
(a) Their love is fleeting.
(b) Their love is so deep that they are almost the same person.
(c) Their love is so simple that he does not think about it.
(d) Their love is so complex that he must study it.

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

5. What is the name of the painter that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXVI?
(a) Francisco Goya.
(b) Diego Rivera.
(c) Frieda Kahlo.
(d) Benito Rojo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXVIII, what sprouts in Neruda and Matilde's "stable place?"

2. In Sonnet XLI, what does Neruda hint will bring an end to the "rough times" he describes?

3. In Sonnet XLVI, what is the "one wave" Neruda chooses?

4. In Sonnet XXXI, what two plants does Neruda use to crown Matilde?

5. In Sonnet XXX, what is the lost object that Neruda says no one will retrieve?

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