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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Neruda and Matilde looking for in Sonnet LXXI?
(a) A lost child.
(b) A place to live in peace.
(c) A way to renew their fading love.
(d) Refreshment after their long travels.

2. In Sonnet XXIII, what flower does Neruda say is "smearing around its bruised secrets?"
(a) Rose.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Gardenia.
(d) Wisteria.

3. What is the house in Sonnet LXXV doing when Neruda and Matilde return to it?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Yawning.
(d) Weeping.

4. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda NOT cite as "a man's needs, and a woman's?"
(a) Water.
(b) Table.
(c) Bread.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXXV, what brings morning and night to Neruda's eyes?

2. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?

3. What does Neruda say in Sonnet LVIII "snapped at his honest heels" with "sharp little teeth?"

4. In Sonnet LIX, what does Neruda say is the only reason that people defame poets?

5. In Sonnet XXXVI, what item does Neruda NOT name as one of Matilde's "weapons?"

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