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

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

4. In Sonnet XXXIII, where are Neruda and Matilde going when they traverse "the crackling sea?"
(a) To their home.
(b) To Germany.
(c) To Italy.
(d) To Chile.

5. 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 breeze and a stream.
(c) A river and an arrow.
(d) A puma and a bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?

2. In Sonnet XXVIII, what sprouts in Neruda and Matilde's "stable place?"

3. What does the river in Sonnet XLIX signify?

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

5. In Sonnet XLVIII, what does Neruda say two happy lovers make?

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