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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXXI - LXXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the painter in Sonnet LXXVI painting?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The jungle.
(c) Matilde.
(d) Isla Negra.

2. In Sonnet V, what does Neruda say he forgot about Matilde before he was in love with her?
(a) Matilde's hips.
(b) Matilde's hair.
(c) Matilde's laugh.
(d) Matilde's kisses.

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

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

5. In Sonnet III, what words does Neruda use to describe love?
(a) Lonely/desperate.
(b) Bitter/enticing.
(c) Peaceful/persistant.
(d) Bitter/ferocious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the painter that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXVI?

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

3. In Sonnet LXX, which of Neruda's emotions is revealed after he is wounded?

4. In Sonnet XXI, what does Neruda tell Matilde is the reason he cries in his sleep?

5. In Sonnet XXXII, what title does Neruda give to Matilde?

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