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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXI - LXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XLVI, what is the "one wave" Neruda chooses?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Isla Negra.
(c) His poetry.
(d) His heart.

2. In Sonnet XLII, what does Neruda NOT use to describe daylight?
(a) Bees.
(b) Fire.
(c) A yellow rock.
(d) Glass.

3. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say gives Matilde its "crystalline proportions?"
(a) Quartz.
(b) Glass.
(c) Light.
(d) Salt.

4. In Sonnet LV, what does Neruda NOT say attacks "the honied contentment" of love?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Thorns.
(c) Shattered glass.
(d) Fights.

5. In Sonnet LXI, what does Neruda describe as having a "tail of pain" and a "train of static thorns?"
(a) Death.
(b) His critics.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda say "fly and make their white creations?"

2. In Sonnet II, what ultimately brings Neruda and Matilde together?

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

4. In Sonnet XIX, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe the insect he watches?

5. According to Sonnet LXII, what is the only thing that Neruda and Matilde want and which is overshadowed by others?

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