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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Sonnet II, Neruda laments that his path to Matilde has been long and lonely. What two obstacles does Neruda say divide him and Matilde?
(a) Oceans and ships.
(b) Anger and loneliness.
(c) Trains and nations.
(d) Rivers and mountains.

3. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda describes Matilde as being as simple as what object?
(a) A tree.
(b) A hand.
(c) A bowl.
(d) A pebble.

4. In Sonnet XXII, what image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A star.
(c) A wildfire.
(d) A queen.

5. In Sonnet X ,what word does Neruda use to describe Matilde's beauty?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Warm.
(c) Soft.
(d) Smooth.

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

7. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?
(a) An oak.
(b) A banyan.
(c) A pine.
(d) A larch.

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

9. In Sonnet XXIII, what flower does Neruda say is "smearing around its bruised secrets?"
(a) Rose.
(b) Gardenia.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Wisteria.

10. In Sonnet XIII, what phrase does Neruda insist does NOT describe Matilde?
(a) "Burning gold."
(b) "Chilly silver."
(c) "Purple shadow."
(d) "Pale fire."

11. In Sonnet XII, what does Neruda describe by relating it to a journey?
(a) Neruda and Matilde's slowly growing family.
(b) Neruda and Matilde's developing relationship.
(c) Neruda and Matilde's lovemaking.
(d) Neruda and Matilde's conversations.

12. In Sonnet II, what ultimately brings Neruda and Matilde together?
(a) Their love.
(b) Their loneliness.
(c) The country.
(d) Fate.

13. In Sonnet X, what object does Neruda NOT use as a metaphor for Matilde's beauty?
(a) Wind.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Wood.
(d) Wheat.

14. In Sonnet XIV, which of Matilde's features does Neruda say he does not have time to celebrate?
(a) Her hips.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her hair.

15. In Sonnet XXXVI, what item does Neruda NOT name as one of Matilde's "weapons?"
(a) Oil.
(b) Wax.
(c) Wine.
(d) Cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXXV, what flower does Neruda describe as having a "sad savage odor?"

2. In Sonnet XIII, what food does Neruda use to describe Matilde?

3. In Sonnet XX, what phrase does Neruda use to describe Matilde?

4. In Sonnet VII, Neruda's lover finally returns his love. What image does Neruda use to describe his feelings after his love is returned?

5. In Sonnet XXXIV, Neruda says that Matilde is the daughter of what natural body?

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