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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Neruda look for in Sonnet XI?
(a) A love letter.
(b) Matilde's home.
(c) Matilde's body.
(d) Isla Negra.

2. In Sonnet III, what words does Neruda use to describe love?
(a) Bitter/enticing.
(b) Peaceful/persistant.
(c) Lonely/desperate.
(d) Bitter/ferocious.

3. 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 is like a lost child in his dreams.
(c) He dreams about her dying.
(d) He has terrible nightmares.

4. In Sonnet IX, Neruda contrasts the love between himself and Matilde with what natural formation?
(a) A landslide.
(b) A cliff by the sea.
(c) An erupting volcano.
(d) A cloud.

5. In Sonnet V, Neruda relates Matilde's hips to what object?
(a) Lilies in a valley.
(b) Wheat in its fields.
(c) Trees in a forest.
(d) Barley in its fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?

2. In Sonnet XXIII, what flower does Neruda say is "smearing around its bruised secrets?"

3. In Sonnet XXIII, what does Neruda say will endure even after the end of the world?

4. In Sonnet VI, Neruda is lost in a forest and breaks off a twig, hoping for some moisture to ease his thirst. What effect does the twig's scent have on him?

5. In Sonnet XI, what predator does Neruda use to describe himself?

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