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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Sonnet LVIII, where does Neruda go while he is "singing with the wind?"
(a) To be with Matilde.
(b) To the sea.
(c) Back to his library.
(d) Back to his homeland.

3. In Sonnet XCIII, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if she dies before him?
(a) To leave her mouth half-open.
(b) To hold his hand when she dies.
(c) To look at him as she passes.
(d) To die smiling.

4. In Sonnet C, what do Neruda and Matilde share that Neruda calls "victorious?"
(a) A smile.
(b) A dream.
(c) An embrace.
(d) A kiss.

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

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

7. In Sonnet LXVII, where is the origin of the rain that falls on Isla Negra?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) The South.
(c) Maccu Piccu.
(d) The ocean.

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

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

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

11. In Sonnet XCIX, what time period does Neruda contemplate?
(a) The end of time.
(b) The time before the beginning of the world.
(c) The future.
(d) The past.

12. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say is exhausted by his songs?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Envy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Mistrust.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LI, Matilde's laugh reminds Neruda of what kind of tree?

2. In Sonnet XCVIII, what does Neruda say silences the word in the poem?

3. In Sonnet XCIX, in what form does Neruda say his heart will exist after he is long dead?

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

5. What is the girl whose story Neruda is telling in Sonnet LXVIII made of?

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