View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXIII, what word does Neruda use to describe the woman who "rose like a fish from the abyss?"
(a) Pallid.
(b) Thin.
(c) Vague.
(d) Bony.

2. In Sonnet XCIX, in what form does Neruda say his heart will exist after he is long dead?
(a) It will exist as dust.
(b) It will exist as rich soil.
(c) It will exist as water.
(d) It will exist as steam.

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

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

5. In Sonnet XCIII, how does Neruda say he will die if Matilde dies before him?
(a) He will die in his sleep.
(b) He will die kissing her.
(c) He will die from grief.
(d) He will die holding her hand.

6. In Sonnet LXVII, to what does Neruda compare Matilde's kisses?
(a) Wind.
(b) Wine.
(c) Rain.
(d) Sunshine.

7. In Sonnet LVII, who is defeated by the love between Matilde and Neruda's love?
(a) Neruda's literary critics.
(b) People who gossip about and slander Neruda.
(c) Neruda's political opponents.
(d) Neruda's romantic rivals.

8. In Sonnet LV, what does Neruda NOT say attacks "the honied contentment" of love?
(a) Fights.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Shattered glass.
(d) Thorns.

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

10. What opposites does Neruda NOT consider in Sonnet LXVI?
(a) Cold and fire.
(b) Love and not love.
(c) Light and darkness.
(d) Hate and not hate.

11. Which image does Neruda NOT use to describe the constellation in Sonnet LXXXVI?
(a) Frost.
(b) A fish.
(c) Parsley.
(d) A box.

12. In Sonnet LXXI, what human feature does Neruda describe the earth as having?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Hair.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Breath.

13. What image does Neruda NOT use to describe the sleeping lovers in Sonnet LXXXIV?
(a) Marble statues.
(b) A chalice.
(c) A drop in a river.
(d) A dark space.

14. What is Neruda looking for in Sonnet LXV?
(a) Matilde.
(b) His homeland.
(c) His inspiration.
(d) His heart.

15. In Sonnet LXX, what wounds Neruda?
(a) His loneliness.
(b) The silence of the jungle.
(c) Matilde's eyes.
(d) His unrequited love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Sonnet LIV, what two things does Neruda describe as being "like two wings?"

3. What does Neruda propose he and Matilde do at the end of Sonnet LXXVIII?

4. In Sonnet LXIV, what malady of Neruda's does Matilde cure?

5. In Sonnet LXXXIX, why does Neruda want Matilde to live on after he has died?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 493 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample