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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 X, what is Matilde doing as Neruda admires her beauty?
(a) Reading beneath a tree.
(b) Bathing in the sun.
(c) Sleeping in the grass.
(d) Walking near the ocean.

2. In Sonnet XL, what month does Neruda say "trembled like a butterfly?"
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) June.

3. In Sonnet XIX, what insect does Neruda watch and contemplate?
(a) A dragonfly.
(b) A bee.
(c) A wasp.
(d) A butterfly.

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

5. In Sonnet XLVI, what part of Matilde does Neruda specifically say he wants all for himself?
(a) Her hips.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnets I through X, what flower does Neruda include in his poems' images?

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

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

4. In Sonnet XLIX, what does Neruda NOT say that he sings to?

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

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