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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XXX, what is the lost object that Neruda says no one will retrieve?
(a) His passion.
(b) His voice.
(c) His spirit.
(d) His heart.

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

4. What does the river in Sonnet XLIX signify?
(a) Time.
(b) Love.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Fate.

5. In Sonnet XXXIX, which of Matilde's skills does Neruda admire?
(a) Her cleaning.
(b) Her gardening.
(c) Her cooking.
(d) Her sewing.

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

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

8. In Sonnet XL, what month does Neruda say "trembled like a butterfly?"
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) January.
(d) December.

9. In Sonnet XLI, what month does Neruda associate with "rough times?"
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) August.
(d) September.

10. In Sonnet XXIV, describes the clouds and what "triumphant" group of people?
(a) Servants.
(b) Martyrs.
(c) Washerwomen.
(d) Soldiers.

11. In Sonnet IV, what are some "Gifts from the earth" Neruda asks Matilde to remember?
(a) Mists, rain, the sun, sand, waves.
(b) Butterflies, trees, trails, animals.
(c) Smells, clay, weeds and roots, thorns.
(d) Jaguars, lakes, trees.

12. In Sonnet XXXVII, what does Matilde conquer with her love?
(a) Neruda's "closed heart."
(b) Neruda's "fearful mind."
(c) Neruda's "proud spirit."
(d) Neruda's "darkened thoughts."

13. In Sonnet III, Neruda compares "Bitter love" to what two objects?
(a) A drink and a broken glass.
(b) Thorns and a spear.
(c) A hole and a trap.
(d) Knives and a lion.

14. In Sonnet XX, what phrase does Neruda use to describe Matilde?
(a) A "messy chestnut."
(b) A "harried beauty."
(c) A "lovely beast."
(d) A "simple contradiction."

15. In Sonnet XX, what two opposing concepts does Neruda use to describe Matilde?
(a) Beauty and ugliness.
(b) Anger and happiness.
(c) Love and hate.
(d) Peace and chaos.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XLV, what will Neruda do if Matilde ever leaves his side?

2. In Sonnet XXVI, which of Matilde's qualities does Neruda say the earth has imitated?

3. What object does Neruda use in Sonnet XLVII to describe Matilde?

4. In Sonnet XLIII, where does Neruda look for similarities to Matilde and her appearance?

5. In Sonnet XXIII, what does Neruda say will endure even after the end of the world?

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