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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. What does Neruda say in Sonnet LVIII "snapped at his honest heels" with "sharp little teeth?"
(a) Self-doubt.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Academia.
(d) Literature.

2. In Sonnet LIX, what does Neruda say is the only reason that people defame poets?
(a) They are dead and cannot defend themselves.
(b) Their work belongs to the people, not themselves.
(c) The nature of poetry leaves it open to interpretation.
(d) Poetry is not respected as an art form.

3. In Sonnet LXXI, what season does Neruda desire to escape from?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

4. What image does Neruda NOT use to describe the sleeping lovers in Sonnet LXXXIV?
(a) A chalice.
(b) A drop in a river.
(c) A dark space.
(d) Marble statues.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Neruda looking for in Sonnet LXV?

2. In Sonnet LXII, what overshadows the love between Neruda and Matilde?

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

4. In Sonnet LI, Matilde's laugh reminds Neruda of what kind of tree?

5. In Sonnet LXXI, Neruda says that love is like what kind of city?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Neruda respond to his critics and those who gossip about him in Sonnet LVII?

2. How does Neruda feel about himself and his poetry in Sonnet LVIII?

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

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

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

6. What are Neruda and Matilde looking for in Sonnet LXXI?

7. How does Matilde's body comfort Neruda in Sonnet LXXXV?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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