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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 V, what does Neruda say he forgot about Matilde before he was in love with her?
(a) Matilde's hair.
(b) Matilde's laugh.
(c) Matilde's hips.
(d) Matilde's kisses.

2. In Sonnet XXIV, describes the clouds and what "triumphant" group of people?
(a) Servants.
(b) Washerwomen.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Martyrs.

3. In Sonnet LXI, what does Neruda describe as having a "tail of pain" and a "train of static thorns?"
(a) Sleep.
(b) Death.
(c) Love.
(d) His critics.

4. In Sonnet VII, what does Neruda say he can see in Matilde's life?
(a) The past.
(b) Everything that lives.
(c) Everything that is good.
(d) The future.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXI, what season does Neruda say he does not want to go "one moment more without?"

2. What is the house in Sonnet LXXV doing when Neruda and Matilde return to it?

3. In Sonnet LXVI, what is the reason Neruda says he will die?

4. In Sonnet LXIV, what malady of Neruda's does Matilde cure?

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

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