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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 propose he and Matilde do at the end of Sonnet LXXVIII?
(a) Swing freely through the trees.
(b) Drift down time's river.
(c) Light a fire on a mountain.
(d) Plant a garden in the hills.

2. In Sonnet LVI, what word does Neruda say fills the world with doves?
(a) "Cariño."
(b) "Amor."
(c) "Love."
(d) "Matilde."

3. Where is the pain Neruda experiences in Sonnet LXV?
(a) In his spirit.
(b) In his leg.
(c) Between his ribs.
(d) In his brain.

4. In Sonnet LXX, which of Neruda's emotions is revealed after he is wounded?
(a) His pride.
(b) His anger.
(c) His selfishness.
(d) His grief.

5. What time of day is described in Sonnet LXXIX?
(a) Evening.
(b) Morning.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Night.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXVIII, where did the girl whose story Neruda is telling come from?

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

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

4. In Sonnet LXXIX, what does Neruda describe as "a double drum in the forest, pounding against the thick wall of wet leaves?"

5. In Sonnet XCVII, what mode of transportation does Neruda note has made "shoes and pathways... no longer enough?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Matilde's body comfort Neruda in Sonnet LXXXV?

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

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