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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XCI - C.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXXIX, why does Neruda want Matilde to live on after he has died?
(a) So his poetry will seem more real.
(b) So the world can understand what he loved so much.
(c) So his memory will live on.
(d) So he can see the world through her eyes.

2. In Sonnet XV, Neruda says that Matilde is as firm as what two items?
(a) Rock and tree.
(b) Bread and wood.
(c) Mountain and boulder.
(d) Flesh and bone.

3. In Sonnet XI, what predator does Neruda use to describe himself?
(a) A puma.
(b) A lion.
(c) A hyena.
(d) A leopard.

4. In Sonnet XXVI, which of Matilde's qualities does Neruda say the earth has imitated?
(a) Her power.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her humility.
(d) Her pride.

5. In Sonnet LXXXII, what does Neruda say happens to him and Matilde when they dream?
(a) They travel the world together.
(b) They are allowed to be individuals.
(c) They can read the other's mind.
(d) They are united in their dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XVI, Neruda relates Matilde's body to which object?

2. What does Neruda mention in Sonnet XXXVII as being the "only" thing that Matilde could use to conquer him?

3. In Sonnet LXXI, what human feature does Neruda describe the earth as having?

4. In Sonnet IV, what are some "Gifts from the earth" Neruda asks Matilde to remember?

5. In Sonnet XXVIII, what sprouts in Neruda and Matilde's "stable place?"

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