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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet VII, what does Neruda say he can see in Matilde's life?
(a) The future.
(b) Everything that is good.
(c) Everything that lives.
(d) The past.

2. What object does Neruda use in Sonnet XLVII to describe Matilde?
(a) A lioness.
(b) A simple rose.
(c) A fruit tree.
(d) A locked door.

3. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"
(a) The sea.
(b) The house.
(c) The city.
(d) The sun.

4. In Sonnet XXVI, which of Matilde's qualities does Neruda say the earth has imitated?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her humility.
(c) Her pride.
(d) Her power.

5. In Sonnet XXIX, where is Matilde born?
(a) The "rich South."
(b) The "dark North."
(c) The "quiet East."
(d) The "poor South."

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet II, Neruda laments that his path to Matilde has been long and lonely. What two obstacles does Neruda say divide him and Matilde?

2. Which image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde in Sonnet XXIX?

3. In Sonnet XLVI, what part of Matilde does Neruda specifically say he wants all for himself?

4. In Sonnet III, Neruda compares "Bitter love" to what two objects?

5. Why does Neruda state that he does not love Matilde in Sonnet XLIV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Neruda affected by the "bitter love" he experiences in Sonnet III?

2. in Sonnet V, what does Neruda realize after he wanders through the streets "like a man wounded?"

3. What imagery does Neruda use to compare Matilde to bread in Sonnet XIII?

4. In Sonnet VII, what causes Neruda's emotions to burst forth like "geysers flooding from deep in its vault?"

5. In what manner does Neruda say he loves Matilde in Sonnet XVII?

6. In Sonnet I, how does Neruda describe Matilde's name?

7. In Sonnet XXXIII, where are Matilde and Neruda before they return "across the crackling sea?" Why do they return home?

8. In Sonnet XI, Neruda is starving and is prowling for sustenance. What "food" is he looking for?

9. What is Neruda looking at in Sonnet XXIV that inspires his phrase, "...so many blues -- heavenly blues, sunken blues --/ our eyes are a little confused?"

10. What is Neruda's state of being before he meets Matilde in Sonnet XXV?

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