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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Sonnet LVI, what word does Neruda say fills the world with doves?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Cariño."
(c) "Amor."
(d) "Matilde."

3. In Sonnet LXXIX, what does Neruda describe as "a double drum in the forest, pounding against the thick wall of wet leaves?"
(a) His heart and Matilde's heart.
(b) His hatred for his critics.
(c) His mortality.
(d) Time.

4. In Sonnet LXIV, what malady of Neruda's does Matilde cure?
(a) A crushing loneliness.
(b) A heart of stone.
(c) A cynical mind.
(d) A broken heart.

5. What does Neruda propose he and Matilde do at the end of Sonnet LXXVIII?
(a) Swing freely through the trees.
(b) Light a fire on a mountain.
(c) Plant a garden in the hills.
(d) Drift down time's river.

6. In Sonnet XC, what is one thing Neruda does NOT say is meaningless after death?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Treasures.
(c) Love.
(d) His books.

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

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

9. In Sonnet LXIX, what does Neruda say "nothingness" is?
(a) The sound of waves on the shore.
(b) Matilde's silence.
(c) The sound of wind in the trees.
(d) Matilde's absence.

10. In Sonnet LII, what does Matilde do that causes the whole earth to sing?
(a) She dances.
(b) She walks.
(c) She sings.
(d) She breathes.

11. In Sonnet LXXXI, what does Neruda urge Matilde to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Talk to him.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sleep.

12. In Sonnet XCI, what does Neruda give Matilde that "fills with years like a swelling cluster of fruit?"
(a) Her identity.
(b) His life.
(c) Their plans for the future.
(d) His poems.

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

14. What is the constellation Neruda addresses in Sonnet LXXXVI?
(a) Cassiopeia.
(b) The Southern Cross.
(c) Orion.
(d) Ursa Major.

15. In Sonnet LXXXII, what does Neruda say happens to him and Matilde when they dream?
(a) They can read the other's mind.
(b) They are united in their dreams.
(c) They are allowed to be individuals.
(d) They travel the world together.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXIII, what land does Neruda call "savage" and "deadly?"

2. What is the painter in Sonnet LXXVI painting?

3. In Sonnet XCI, what does Neruda say covers himself and Matilde "like drizzle?"

4. In Sonnet XCVI, what does Neruda say the "cruel gods" wear?

5. In Sonnet XCII, what does Neruda force himself not to contemplate?

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