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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the season that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXXV?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Autumn.

2. In Sonnet LIX, what does Neruda say is the only reason that people defame poets?
(a) Their work belongs to the people, not themselves.
(b) They are dead and cannot defend themselves.
(c) Poetry is not respected as an art form.
(d) The nature of poetry leaves it open to interpretation.

3. Where is the pain Neruda experiences in Sonnet LXV?
(a) In his brain.
(b) In his spirit.
(c) In his leg.
(d) Between his ribs.

4. According to Sonnet LX, what is Neruda afraid has wounded Matilde?
(a) His imperfections.
(b) Her insecurities.
(c) His own critics.
(d) His selfishness.

5. In Sonnet LXXXIX, why does Neruda want Matilde to live on after he has died?
(a) So he can see the world through her eyes.
(b) So his memory will live on.
(c) So his poetry will seem more real.
(d) So the world can understand what he loved so much.

6. In Sonnet LV, what does Neruda say that even love cannot shelter himself and Matilde from?
(a) Petty disagreements.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Distrust in the other partner.
(d) Everyday troubles.

7. In Sonnet LXIII, what land does Neruda call "savage" and "deadly?"
(a) Cuba.
(b) The desert.
(c) His own homeland.
(d) Peru.

8. When Neruda returns to Matilde in Sonnet LXXX, where had he been?
(a) He had been at the tavern.
(b) He had been sending a letter.
(c) He had been traveling.
(d) He had been at the beach.

9. In Sonnet LXXI, what season does Neruda desire to escape from?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

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

11. In Sonnet LXXIV, Neruda describes a road that is "wet with the waters" of what month?
(a) August.
(b) February.
(c) July.
(d) April.

12. In Sonnet LIV, what two things does Neruda describe as being "like two wings?"
(a) Matilde's feet.
(b) Matilde's hands.
(c) The mind and love.
(d) Lovers' passion and love.

13. In Sonnet LI, Matilde's laugh reminds Neruda of what kind of tree?
(a) A tree that grows deep in the forest.
(b) A tree that is struck by lightening.
(c) A tree growing along on a cliff.
(d) A tree the offers shade to travelers.

14. What does Neruda say in Sonnet XCIV will make him "die a second time?"
(a) Seeing Matilde remarry after he has died.
(b) Seeing Matilde suffer after he has died.
(c) Seeing Matilde die too quickly.
(d) Seeing Matilde forget him after he has died.

15. In Sonnet LXXV, what does Neruda say the house has forgotten how to do?
(a) Bloom.
(b) Function.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXXIII, what does Neruda say he wants to be over his eyes when he dies?

2. In Sonnet XC, what is one thing Neruda does NOT say is meaningless after death?

3. In Sonnet LXXVII, what does time sprinkle in Matilde's heart?

4. Where are Neruda and Matilde in Sonnet C?

5. In Sonnet LXXXII, what does Neruda say happens to him and Matilde when they dream?

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