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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 XCVI, what does Neruda say the "cruel gods" wear?
(a) Wigs.
(b) Spectacles.
(c) Jackets.
(d) Watches.

2. In Sonnet LI, Matilde's laugh reminds Neruda of what kind of tree?
(a) A tree that grows deep in the forest.
(b) A tree that is struck by lightening.
(c) A tree the offers shade to travelers.
(d) A tree growing along on a cliff.

3. In Sonnet LXXXVII, Neruda contemplates the "ceaseless origins" of which human emotion?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Love.

4. In Sonnet LXIV, what malady of Neruda's does Matilde cure?
(a) A cynical mind.
(b) A crushing loneliness.
(c) A broken heart.
(d) A heart of stone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Neruda in Sonnet XC that he says makes him feel "the cold up close?"

2. What is the house in Sonnet LXXV doing when Neruda and Matilde return to it?

3. What does Neruda propose he and Matilde do at the end of Sonnet LXXVIII?

4. In Sonnet XCI, what does Neruda say covers himself and Matilde "like drizzle?"

5. In Sonnet LVIII, where does Neruda go while he is "singing with the wind?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the figurehead in Sonnet LxVIII appear to do that prompts Neruda to write about her?

2. What is unusual about the images of winter and cold in Sonnet LXXIV?

3. In Sonnet XCII, what does Neruda choose to contemplate instead of the inevitable death of either himself or Matilde?

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

5. In Sonnet LXXXIX, what does Neruda want Matilde to do when he dies? Why does he want her to do this?

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

7. Why has the house in Sonnet LXXV forgotten how to bloom?

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. How does Neruda describe Matilde's laugh in Sonnet LI?

10. In Sonnet LXXXIII, where is Matilde as she sleeps -- both in body and in spirit?

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