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

2. In Sonnet LI, Neruda describes Matilde as what landmark?
(a) A river.
(b) A tree.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A volcano.

3. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda NOT cite as "a man's needs, and a woman's?"
(a) Bread.
(b) Water.
(c) Table.
(d) Wine.

4. What is the season that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXXV?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

5. In Sonnet XCVIII, what does Neruda say silences the word in the poem?
(a) His jealous love.
(b) His brooding love.
(c) Matilde's shyness.
(d) His pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XCII, what does Neruda force himself not to contemplate?

2. In Sonnet LXIII, what land does Neruda call "savage" and "deadly?"

3. In Sonnet XCIII, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if she dies before him?

4. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say is exhausted by his songs?

5. In Sonnet LV, what does Neruda NOT say attacks "the honied contentment" of love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Neruda ask of the "four-sided constellation" in Sonnet LXXXVI?

2. What does Neruda write are the effects of modern society's infatuation with flying in Sonnet XCVII?

3. What emotion is symbolized by the "calm slow flower, constantly held out" in Sonnet LXXXVII? What does Neruda see that makes him contemplate that emotion?

4. In Sonnet LXXII, what causes Neruda to exclaim, "Let's go -- get up -- pin back your hair -- take off and land?"

5. in Sonnet LXIX, what does Neruda say is the possible definition of "nothingness?"

6. Why does Neruda urge Matilde to sleep in Sonnet LXXXIX?

7. How does Neruda contrast cold and warmth in Sonnet LXXXVIII?

8. Who are the man and woman in Sonnet LXXIII, and what do they arm themselves against? Are they successful in fending off their enemy?

9. Why does Neruda write, "Woe is me, woe is me" at the beginning of Sonnet LXII?

10. What effect does Matilde's absence have on Neruda in Sonnet LXV?

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