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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Sonnet LXXXVII, what does Neruda see in the sky that causes him to write the poem and contemplate its content?
(a) The moon.
(b) Three birds.
(c) A single star.
(d) An airplane.

4. In Sonnet LXXXVII, Neruda contemplates the "ceaseless origins" of which human emotion?
(a) Love.
(b) Anger.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Sadness.

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

6. In Sonnet LXVIII, where did the girl whose story Neruda is telling come from?
(a) She came from the heavens.
(b) She came from a ship.
(c) She came from the South.
(d) She came from Isla Negra.

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

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

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

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

11. What time of day is described in Sonnet LXXIX?
(a) Morning.
(b) Night.
(c) Evening.
(d) Afternoon.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XCIV, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if he dies before her?

2. In Sonnet LXIV, love tints Neruda's life what color?

3. Where is the pain Neruda experiences in Sonnet LXV?

4. In Sonnet LV, what does Neruda say that even love cannot shelter himself and Matilde from?

5. What image does Neruda NOT use to describe the sleeping lovers in Sonnet LXXXIV?

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