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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 IV, what are some "Gifts from the earth" Neruda asks Matilde to remember?
(a) Jaguars, lakes, trees.
(b) Smells, clay, weeds and roots, thorns.
(c) Mists, rain, the sun, sand, waves.
(d) Butterflies, trees, trails, animals.
2. In Sonnet L, what aspect of Matilde does Neruda say "drops like a hawk from a stony tower?"
(a) Her laughter.
(b) Her singing.
(c) Her dancing.
(d) Her eyes.
3. In Sonnet XLIX, what does Neruda NOT say that he sings to?
(a) The planets.
(b) The birds.
(c) The moon.
(d) The sea.
4. What does Neruda look for in Sonnet XI?
(a) Isla Negra.
(b) Matilde's body.
(c) A love letter.
(d) Matilde's home.
5. Which image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde in Sonnet XXIX?
(a) Dark mud.
(b) A clay poppy.
(c) A queen.
(d) A clay horse.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Sonnet XVI, Neruda relates Matilde's body to which object?
2. In Sonnet XIII, what food does Neruda use to describe Matilde?
3. In Sonnet XLII, what does Neruda NOT use to describe daylight?
4. In Sonnet IX, Neruda contrasts the love between himself and Matilde with what natural formation?
5. In Sonnet XXX, what is the lost object that Neruda says no one will retrieve?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. List some examples of earth imagery Neruda uses to describe Matilde in Sonnet XXX.
3. In Sonnet XXIX, why does Neruda say he chose Matilde? How does her background influence his decision?
4. What imagery does Neruda use to describe Matilde as he watches her walk by the sea in Sonnet X?
5. In Sonnet XXXIII, where are Matilde and Neruda before they return "across the crackling sea?" Why do they return home?
6. What images does Neruda use in Sonnet XLVI to explain how he chose Matilde out of any other alternatives?
7. What is Neruda's state of being before he meets Matilde in Sonnet XXV?
8. Why does Neruda's description of Matilde's laugh contrast so strongly with her physical appearance in Sonnet L?
9. In Sonnet I, how does Neruda describe Matilde's name?
10. In Sonnet VII, what causes Neruda's emotions to burst forth like "geysers flooding from deep in its vault?"
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