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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XLI - L.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?
(a) He loves her because he was born to do 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 without knowing how or why he does so.

2. In Sonnet X ,what word does Neruda use to describe Matilde's beauty?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Smooth.
(c) Soft.
(d) Warm.

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

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) Silver.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Wood.
(d) Sand.

5. In Sonnet XLIX, what does Neruda NOT say that he sings to?
(a) The sea.
(b) The planets.
(c) The birds.
(d) The moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXXI, where do Neruda and Matilde wander "like other country people?"

2. In Sonnet IV, what are some "Gifts from the earth" Neruda asks Matilde to remember?

3. What does Neruda plead with Matilde not to do in Sonnet XLV?

4. In Sonnet XLVI, what is the "one wave" Neruda chooses?

5. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?

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