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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 XXXVI, what item does Neruda NOT name as one of Matilde's "weapons?"
(a) Wine.
(b) Wax.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Oil.
2. What does Neruda look for in Sonnet XI?
(a) Matilde's body.
(b) Matilde's home.
(c) Isla Negra.
(d) A love letter.
3. What concept of time does Neruda decide to focus on in Sonnet XLIX?
(a) "Tomorrow."
(b) "Today."
(c) The future.
(d) "Yesterday."
4. In Sonnet XLVIII, what does Neruda say two happy lovers make?
(a) Bread.
(b) Wine.
(c) A song.
(d) Perfume.
5. In Sonnet XXXIV, what does Neruda say can "push back the shadows" and enable Matilde to sleep?
(a) Neruda's voice.
(b) The silence of the wilderness.
(c) The sound of the sea.
(d) Neruda's arms.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Sonnet XLII, what does Neruda say shields the earth from daylight?
2. In Sonnet III, Neruda compares "Bitter love" to what two objects?
3. In Sonnet XXXV, what flower does Neruda describe as having a "sad savage odor?"
4. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"
5. In Sonnet XXV, what phrase do "rough warehouses" growl at Neruda?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Neruda's description of Matilde's laugh contrast so strongly with her physical appearance in Sonnet L?
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 his dedication, how does Neruda compare his poems to those of other poets?
4. In Sonnet I, how does Neruda describe Matilde's name?
5. What gives Neruda and Matilde the "eternal life of the Natural" in Sonnet XLVIII?
6. What are some ways Neruda describes Matilde and her house using images related to sound in Sonnet XXXVIII?
7. How is Neruda affected by the "bitter love" he experiences in Sonnet III?
8. 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?"
9. What brings night and day to Neruda in Sonnet XXXV?
10. In Sonnet XLV, what does Neruda say will happen to him if Matilde leaves?
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