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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Matilde doing in Sonnet LXXX?
(a) Writing.
(b) Taking photos.
(c) Playing guitar.
(d) Reading.

3. In Sonnet XCIV, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if he dies before her?
(a) He asks her to pray for his soul.
(b) He asks her to remarry.
(c) He asks her to start writing poetry.
(d) He asks her to carry on and live fully.

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

5. In Sonnet LXXVIII, what does Neruda say he has fought against?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Mockery.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Apathy.

6. In Sonnet LXXVII, what does time sprinkle in Matilde's heart?
(a) Water.
(b) Petals.
(c) Flour.
(d) Seeds.

7. In Sonnet XCVI, what does Neruda say the "cruel gods" wear?
(a) Spectacles.
(b) Wigs.
(c) Jackets.
(d) Watches.

8. In Sonnet LXXXIII, what does Neruda say he wants to be over his eyes when he dies?
(a) Matilde's hands.
(b) The warmth of peace.
(c) Matilde's hair.
(d) The darkness of sleep.

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

10. What is the "huge and sorrowful family" described in Sonnet LV?
(a) Husbands.
(b) Poets.
(c) Humanity as a whole.
(d) City people.

11. In Sonnet LXI, what does Neruda describe as having a "tail of pain" and a "train of static thorns?"
(a) His critics.
(b) Love.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Death.

12. In Sonnet XCII, what does Neruda force himself not to contemplate?
(a) The crippling effects of age.
(b) The lovers having to part.
(c) One lover dying and leaving the other behind.
(d) Losing his memories of Matilde as he ages.

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

14. In Sonnet XCVIII, what does Neruda say silences the word in the poem?
(a) His brooding love.
(b) His jealous love.
(c) Matilde's shyness.
(d) His pride.

15. In Sonnet LI, Neruda describes Matilde as what landmark?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A mountain.
(c) A tree.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXIII, what are the man and woman in Neruda's poem protecting themselves from?

2. In Sonnet LXXXII, what is the "shadow" that Neruda calls an "intermittent friend?"

3. What is the painter in Sonnet LXXVI painting?

4. In Sonnet XCII, what does Neruda say has no birth and no death, and will therefore last forever?

5. In Sonnet LVII, who is defeated by the love between Matilde and Neruda's love?

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