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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Sonnet V, Neruda relates Matilde's hips to what object?
(a) Barley in its fields.
(b) Trees in a forest.
(c) Wheat in its fields.
(d) Lilies in a valley.

3. In Sonnet XXI, what does Neruda tell Matilde is the reason he cries in his sleep?
(a) He dreams about her dying.
(b) He dreams about her leaving him.
(c) He is like a lost child in his dreams.
(d) He has terrible nightmares.

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

5. In Sonnet IX, Neruda contrasts the love between himself and Matilde with what natural formation?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A cliff by the sea.
(c) A landslide.
(d) An erupting volcano.

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

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

8. In Sonnet XXXIV, what does Neruda say can "push back the shadows" and enable Matilde to sleep?
(a) Neruda's arms.
(b) The sound of the sea.
(c) The silence of the wilderness.
(d) Neruda's voice.

9. 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.

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

11. In Sonnet XVI, Neruda relates Matilde's body to which object?
(a) A mountain range.
(b) The whole countryside.
(c) The entire universe.
(d) A forest.

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

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

14. In Sonnet XXXVIII, Neruda says that Matilde's house sounds like what object?
(a) A train.
(b) A hymn.
(c) A storm.
(d) A symphony.

15. In Sonnet XLII, what does Neruda NOT use to describe daylight?
(a) A yellow rock.
(b) Bees.
(c) Fire.
(d) Glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Sonnet XL, what is Matilde doing while Neruda watches her from his house?

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

4. What does Neruda mention in Sonnet XXXVII as being the "only" thing that Matilde could use to conquer him?

5. In Sonnet L, what does Neruda encourage Matilde to do?

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