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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sonnet LIX, what harasses "Poor unlucky poets?"
(a) Happiness and sadness.
(b) Order and chaos.
(c) LIfe and death.
(d) Nature and mankind.

2. What concept of time does Neruda decide to focus on in Sonnet XLIX?
(a) "Yesterday."
(b) The future.
(c) "Today."
(d) "Tomorrow."

3. In Sonnet XC, what is one thing Neruda does NOT say is meaningless after death?
(a) Treasures.
(b) His books.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Love.

4. In Sonnet XXIII, what does Neruda say will endure even after the end of the world?
(a) Isla Negra and the sea.
(b) Matilde's beauty.
(c) The love between himself and Matilde.
(d) Neruda's dreams.

5. In Sonnet XLVI, what part of Matilde does Neruda specifically say he wants all for himself?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her hips.
(c) Her skin.
(d) Her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the constellation Neruda addresses in Sonnet LXXXVI?

2. In Sonnet VI, Neruda is lost in a forest and breaks off a twig, hoping for some moisture to ease his thirst. What effect does the twig's scent have on him?

3. What does Neruda say in Sonnet XCIV will make him "die a second time?"

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

5. Why does Neruda state that he does not love Matilde in Sonnet XLIV?

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