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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 IV, what are some "Gifts from the earth" Neruda asks Matilde to remember?
(a) Jaguars, lakes, trees.
(b) Mists, rain, the sun, sand, waves.
(c) Smells, clay, weeds and roots, thorns.
(d) Butterflies, trees, trails, animals.

2. In Sonnet II, what ultimately brings Neruda and Matilde together?
(a) Their love.
(b) Their loneliness.
(c) Fate.
(d) The country.

3. In Sonnet X, what is Matilde doing as Neruda admires her beauty?
(a) Walking near the ocean.
(b) Reading beneath a tree.
(c) Bathing in the sun.
(d) Sleeping in the grass.

4. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?
(a) A banyan.
(b) A larch.
(c) An oak.
(d) A pine.

5. In Sonnet XIV, which of Matilde's features does Neruda say he does not have time to celebrate?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her hips.
(d) Her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde in Sonnet XXIX?

2. In Sonnet V, what does Neruda say he forgot about Matilde before he was in love with her?

3. In Sonnet VII, what does Neruda say reminds him of Matilde's eyes?

4. In Sonnet XXVI, which of Matilde's qualities does Neruda say the earth has imitated?

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

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