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

2. In Sonnet XXV, which of Matilde's qualities does Neruda say "filled the autumn plentiful with gifts?"
(a) Her patience and her goodness.
(b) Her pride and her beauty.
(c) Her beauty and her poverty.
(d) Her humility and her serenity.

3. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?
(a) He loves her without knowing how or why he does so.
(b) He loves her because he was born to do so.
(c) He loves her because of her intense beauty.
(d) He loves her because they were made for each other.

4. In Sonnet XXVIII, what sprouts in Neruda and Matilde's "stable place?"
(a) Chaos.
(b) Love.
(c) Peace.
(d) Secrets.

5. In Sonnet XXXV, what brings morning and night to Neruda's eyes?
(a) Matilde's hands.
(b) Matilde's moods.
(c) Neruda's love.
(d) Neruda's insecurities.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XIX, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe the insect he watches?

2. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda NOT cite as "a man's needs, and a woman's?"

3. In Sonnet XXXIV, what does Neruda say can "push back the shadows" and enable Matilde to sleep?

4. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda say "fly and make their white creations?"

5. In Sonnet XXIV, describes the clouds and what "triumphant" group of people?

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