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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XXXI - XL.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XL, what is Matilde doing while Neruda watches her from his house?
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Picking flowers.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Walking on the beach.

2. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda describes Matilde as being as simple as what object?
(a) A bowl.
(b) A tree.
(c) A hand.
(d) A pebble.

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

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

5. In Sonnet XXIII, what does Neruda say will endure even after the end of the world?
(a) Isla Negra and the sea.
(b) The love between himself and Matilde.
(c) Neruda's dreams.
(d) Matilde's beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XVIII, Neruda says that Matilde moves through the mountains as swiftly as what two objects?

2. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"

3. In Sonnet X ,what word does Neruda use to describe Matilde's beauty?

4. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda imply about the relationship between himself and Matilde?

5. In Sonnet IX, Neruda contrasts the love between himself and Matilde with what natural formation?

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