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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 L, what does Neruda encourage Matilde to do?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Cry.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sing.

2. In Sonnet XLIX, what does Neruda NOT say that he sings to?
(a) The planets.
(b) The sea.
(c) The birds.
(d) The moon.

3. In Sonnet XII, what does Neruda describe by relating it to a journey?
(a) Neruda and Matilde's lovemaking.
(b) Neruda and Matilde's conversations.
(c) Neruda and Matilde's slowly growing family.
(d) Neruda and Matilde's developing relationship.

4. In Sonnet X, what is Matilde doing as Neruda admires her beauty?
(a) Reading beneath a tree.
(b) Sleeping in the grass.
(c) Bathing in the sun.
(d) Walking near the ocean.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XLI, what month does Neruda associate with "rough times?"

2. In Sonnet XXXIX, which of Matilde's skills does Neruda admire?

3. In Sonnet XL, what month does Neruda say "trembled like a butterfly?"

4. In Sonnet V, what does Neruda say he forgot about Matilde before he was in love with her?

5. In Sonnet XXVIII, what sprouts in Neruda and Matilde's "stable place?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Neruda looking for when he studies other women in Sonnet XLIII?

2. Neruda says that "everything alive has its two sides," including love. In Sonnet XLIV, what are the two sides of Neruda's love for Matilde? Why are both sides important?

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

4. What does Neruda say about Matilde's hair in Sonnet XIV?

5. Why does Neruda give Matilde the title "The One Who Puts Things in Order" in Sonnet XXXI?

6. Explain how Matilde acts as a healer and protector in Sonnet XXIII.

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

8. What imagery does Neruda use to describe Matilde as he watches her walk by the sea in Sonnet X?

9. In his dedication, how does Neruda compare his poems to those of other poets?

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

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