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

2. In Sonnet XV, Neruda says that Matilde is as firm as what two items?
(a) Flesh and bone.
(b) Rock and tree.
(c) Bread and wood.
(d) Mountain and boulder.

3. In Sonnet XV, what does Neruda say Matilde is made out of?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Water.
(c) Clay.
(d) Light.

4. 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?
(a) Sand.
(b) Wood.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Silver.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XVI, Neruda relates Matilde's body to which object?

2. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?

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

4. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?

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

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