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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 XXI, what season does Neruda say he does not want to go "one moment more without?"
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

2. What does Neruda say in Sonnet LVIII "snapped at his honest heels" with "sharp little teeth?"
(a) Academia.
(b) Self-doubt.
(c) Literature.
(d) Poetry.

3. In Sonnet LXX, what wounds Neruda?
(a) The silence of the jungle.
(b) Matilde's eyes.
(c) His loneliness.
(d) His unrequited love.

4. In Sonnet XXX, what is the lost object that Neruda says no one will retrieve?
(a) His voice.
(b) His spirit.
(c) His passion.
(d) His heart.

5. In Sonnet XXXII, what title does Neruda give to Matilde?
(a) The One Who Awakens The Morning.
(b) The One Who Masters The House.
(c) The One Who Puts Things In Order.
(d) The One Who Owns The World.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXXII, what does Neruda say happens to him and Matilde when they dream?

2. In Sonnet XIV, what does Neruda say Italians call Matilde?

3. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?

4. In Sonnet XIX, what is Matilde doing before she returns to "the world full of salt and sun?"

5. In Sonnet X, what object does Neruda NOT use as a metaphor for Matilde's beauty?

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