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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 LXII, what overshadows the love between Neruda and Matilde?
(a) People who hate love.
(b) Sickness and death.
(c) The pain of every day life.
(d) Neruda's jealousy.

2. In Sonnet LVIII, where does Neruda go while he is "singing with the wind?"
(a) Back to his homeland.
(b) Back to his library.
(c) To be with Matilde.
(d) To the sea.

3. In Sonnet LXXXI, what does Neruda urge Matilde to do?
(a) Talk to him.
(b) Cry.
(c) Sing.
(d) Sleep.

4. In Sonnet LXVII, where is the origin of the rain that falls on Isla Negra?
(a) The South.
(b) Guatemala.
(c) The ocean.
(d) Maccu Piccu.

5. In Sonnet XCIV, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if he dies before her?
(a) He asks her to start writing poetry.
(b) He asks her to carry on and live fully.
(c) He asks her to remarry.
(d) He asks her to pray for his soul.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Sonnet LI, Neruda describes Matilde as what landmark?

3. What is the name of the painter that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXVI?

4. In Sonnet LXXI, what human feature does Neruda describe the earth as having?

5. In Sonnet LIV, what two things does Neruda describe as being "like two wings?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where are Neruda and Matilde when they share a kiss in Sonnet C?

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

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

5. What defeats envy and rancor in Sonnet LVI?

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

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

8. 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?

9. How does Neruda describe his homeland in Sonnet LXIII?

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

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