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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XIX, what is Matilde doing before she returns to "the world full of salt and sun?"
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Hiking in the woods.
(c) Walking along the beach.
(d) Walking down a mountainside.

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

3. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?
(a) A banyan.
(b) A pine.
(c) A larch.
(d) An oak.

4. In Sonnet LI, Matilde's laugh reminds Neruda of what kind of tree?
(a) A tree the offers shade to travelers.
(b) A tree growing along on a cliff.
(c) A tree that grows deep in the forest.
(d) A tree that is struck by lightening.

5. In Sonnet LXIV, what malady of Neruda's does Matilde cure?
(a) A cynical mind.
(b) A crushing loneliness.
(c) A heart of stone.
(d) A broken heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LIV, what two things does Neruda describe as being "like two wings?"

2. In Sonnet XIII, what food does Neruda use to describe Matilde?

3. What concept of time does Neruda decide to focus on in Sonnet XLIX?

4. In Sonnet L, what aspect of Matilde does Neruda say "drops like a hawk from a stony tower?"

5. What opposites does Neruda NOT consider in Sonnet LXVI?

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