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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 III, Neruda compares "Bitter love" to what two objects?
(a) A drink and a broken glass.
(b) A hole and a trap.
(c) Thorns and a spear.
(d) Knives and a lion.

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

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

4. In Sonnet XXI, what does Neruda tell Matilde is the reason he cries in his sleep?
(a) He dreams about her leaving him.
(b) He has terrible nightmares.
(c) He dreams about her dying.
(d) He is like a lost child in his dreams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda describes Matilde as being as simple as what object?

2. In Sonnet XIX, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe the insect he watches?

3. In Sonnet XIII, what phrase does Neruda insist does NOT describe Matilde?

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

5. In Sonnet V, Neruda relates Matilde's hips to what object?

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