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

2. In Sonnet LXXIII, what word does Neruda use to describe the woman who "rose like a fish from the abyss?"
(a) Pallid.
(b) Thin.
(c) Vague.
(d) Bony.

3. In Sonnet XCIV, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if he dies before her?
(a) He asks her to start writing poetry.
(b) He asks her to remarry.
(c) He asks her to carry on and live fully.
(d) He asks her to pray for his soul.

4. In Sonnet XXXVI, what does Neruda like watching Matilde do in her "miniature empire?"
(a) Reading.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Chores.
(d) Sleeping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?

2. In Sonnet LXXXVIII, what month does Neruda say "returns with its secret light?"

3. In Sonnet IX, Neruda contrasts the love between himself and Matilde with what natural formation?

4. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"

5. In Sonnet XIII, what phrase does Neruda insist does NOT describe Matilde?

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