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

2. In Sonnet XCI, what does Neruda say covers himself and Matilde "like drizzle?"
(a) Death.
(b) Fear.
(c) Age.
(d) Patience.

3. In Sonnet XCVII, what mode of transportation does Neruda note has made "shoes and pathways... no longer enough?"
(a) Swimming.
(b) Flying.
(c) Driving.
(d) Cycling.

4. In Sonnet LXXXIX, why does Neruda want Matilde to live on after he has died?
(a) So he can see the world through her eyes.
(b) So his memory will live on.
(c) So his poetry will seem more real.
(d) So the world can understand what he loved so much.

5. What opposites does Neruda NOT consider in Sonnet LXVI?
(a) Cold and fire.
(b) Light and darkness.
(c) Hate and not hate.
(d) Love and not love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXIV, love tints Neruda's life what color?

2. In Sonnet LXXXVII, what does Neruda see in the sky that causes him to write the poem and contemplate its content?

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

4. What is the season that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXXV?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What defeats envy and rancor in Sonnet LVI?

6. In Sonnet XCI, what overshadows the life that he gives to Matilde "like a swelling cluster of fruit?"

7. What are Neruda and Matilde looking for in Sonnet XCV, and what do they plan to do once they find it?

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

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

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

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