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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 LXXI, Neruda says that love is like what kind of city?
(a) A destroyed city.
(b) A crowded city.
(c) A lunatic city.
(d) An abandoned city.

2. In Sonnet LXVII, to what does Neruda compare Matilde's kisses?
(a) Wine.
(b) Wind.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Rain.

3. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say gives Matilde its "crystalline proportions?"
(a) Salt.
(b) Glass.
(c) Light.
(d) Quartz.

4. In Sonnet LXXXII, what is the "shadow" that Neruda calls an "intermittent friend?"
(a) Fear.
(b) Death.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sadness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XIX, what insect does Neruda watch and contemplate?

2. In Sonnet LVII, who is defeated by the love between Matilde and Neruda's love?

3. In Sonnet LXXIV, Neruda describes a road that is "wet with the waters" of what month?

4. In Sonnet X, what object does Neruda NOT use as a metaphor for Matilde's beauty?

5. In Sonnet XXV, what phrase do "rough warehouses" growl at Neruda?

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