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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 XXXII, what title does Neruda give to Matilde?
(a) The One Who Masters The House.
(b) The One Who Awakens The Morning.
(c) The One Who Owns The World.
(d) The One Who Puts Things In Order.

2. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda say "fly and make their white creations?"
(a) Neruda's poems.
(b) Matilde's feet.
(c) Matilde's hands.
(d) Neruda's thoughts.

3. In Sonnet LXX, which of Neruda's emotions is revealed after he is wounded?
(a) His grief.
(b) His selfishness.
(c) His anger.
(d) His pride.

4. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"
(a) The house.
(b) The city.
(c) The sea.
(d) The sun.

5. In Sonnet XV, what does Neruda say Matilde is made out of?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Water.
(c) Clay.
(d) Light.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Sonnet XIX, what insect does Neruda watch and contemplate?

3. In Sonnet VII, what does Neruda say he can see in Matilde's life?

4. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda says that Matilde is "as blue as the night" of what country?

5. In Sonnet XVIII, Neruda says that Matilde moves through the mountains as swiftly as what two objects?

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