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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 XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"
(a) The sea.
(b) The house.
(c) The sun.
(d) The city.

2. In Sonnet XIX, what is Matilde doing before she returns to "the world full of salt and sun?"
(a) Walking along the beach.
(b) Hiking in the woods.
(c) Walking down a mountainside.
(d) Swimming in the ocean.

3. In Sonnet XXXI, where do Neruda and Matilde wander "like other country people?"
(a) The city.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The plains.
(d) The wilderness.

4. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?
(a) He loves her without knowing how or why he does so.
(b) He loves her because of her intense beauty.
(c) He loves her because they were made for each other.
(d) He loves her because he was born to do so.

5. In Sonnet XXXIV, what does Neruda say can "push back the shadows" and enable Matilde to sleep?
(a) The silence of the wilderness.
(b) Neruda's voice.
(c) Neruda's arms.
(d) The sound of the sea.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Sonnet XXI, what does Neruda tell Matilde is the reason he cries in his sleep?

4. In Sonnet XL, what is Matilde doing while Neruda watches her from his house?

5. In Sonnet XXV, what phrase do "rough warehouses" growl at Neruda?

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