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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. According to Sonnet LX, what is Neruda afraid has wounded Matilde?
(a) Her insecurities.
(b) His selfishness.
(c) His own critics.
(d) His imperfections.

2. In Sonnet LXXV, what does Neruda say the house has forgotten how to do?
(a) Function.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Bloom.
(d) Laugh.

3. In Sonnet LVII, who is defeated by the love between Matilde and Neruda's love?
(a) Neruda's literary critics.
(b) Neruda's political opponents.
(c) People who gossip about and slander Neruda.
(d) Neruda's romantic rivals.

4. When Neruda returns to Matilde in Sonnet LXXX, where had he been?
(a) He had been at the tavern.
(b) He had been at the beach.
(c) He had been sending a letter.
(d) He had been traveling.

5. In Sonnet LXXVIII, what does Neruda say he has fought against?
(a) Mockery.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Neruda say in Sonnet XCIV will make him "die a second time?"

2. What does Neruda NOT say "should all sleep" in Sonnet LXXXI?

3. In Sonnet LXXXIX, why does Neruda want Matilde to live on after he has died?

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

5. In Sonnet LXXI, what season does Neruda desire to escape from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Sonnet XCIII, why does Neruda ask Matilde to leave her mouth half-open if she should die before him?

4. 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?

5. In Sonnet LX, what effect do Neruda's trials and sorrows have on Matilde?

6. What defeats envy and rancor in Sonnet LVI?

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

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

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

10. In Sonnet LV, what attacks the "honied contentment" Matilde and Neruda share?

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