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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Neruda say in Sonnet LVIII "snapped at his honest heels" with "sharp little teeth?"
(a) Academia.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Literature.
(d) Self-doubt.

2. In Sonnet XIV, which of Matilde's features does Neruda say he does not have time to celebrate?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her hips.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her eyes.

3. In Sonnet XXXV, what brings morning and night to Neruda's eyes?
(a) Neruda's love.
(b) Matilde's hands.
(c) Matilde's moods.
(d) Neruda's insecurities.

4. In Sonnet L, what aspect of Matilde does Neruda say "drops like a hawk from a stony tower?"
(a) Her laughter.
(b) Her singing.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her dancing.

5. What is the "huge and sorrowful family" described in Sonnet LV?
(a) Poets.
(b) Husbands.
(c) Humanity as a whole.
(d) City people.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?

2. In Sonnet LV, what does Neruda NOT say attacks "the honied contentment" of love?

3. In Sonnet XXXVI, what does Neruda like watching Matilde do in her "miniature empire?"

4. In Sonnet XXXIV, Neruda says that Matilde is the daughter of what natural body?

5. In Sonnet XXIII, what flower does Neruda say is "smearing around its bruised secrets?"

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