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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 LXXXII, what does Neruda say happens to him and Matilde when they dream?
(a) They travel the world together.
(b) They can read the other's mind.
(c) They are united in their dreams.
(d) They are allowed to be individuals.

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

3. In Sonnet LXXIX, what does Neruda describe as "a double drum in the forest, pounding against the thick wall of wet leaves?"
(a) His mortality.
(b) His heart and Matilde's heart.
(c) Time.
(d) His hatred for his critics.

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

5. Which image does Neruda NOT use to describe the constellation in Sonnet LXXXVI?
(a) Parsley.
(b) Frost.
(c) A box.
(d) A fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XCIX, what time period does Neruda contemplate?

2. In Sonnet LXXVIII, what does Neruda say he has fought against?

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

4. In Sonnet XCVII, what flower does Neruda say the subject of the poem will be transformed into on another planet?

5. What is the constellation Neruda addresses in Sonnet LXXXVI?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Neruda write are the effects of modern society's infatuation with flying in Sonnet XCVII?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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