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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXXI - LXXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Neruda plead with Matilde not to do in Sonnet XLV?
(a) Criticize herself.
(b) Cry.
(c) Be angry with him.
(d) Leave him.

3. In Sonnet LXXI, what human feature does Neruda describe the earth as having?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Breath.
(c) Hair.
(d) Eyes.

4. What is the painter in Sonnet LXXVI painting?
(a) Matilde.
(b) Isla Negra.
(c) The jungle.
(d) The ocean.

5. In Sonnet L, what aspect of Matilde does Neruda say "drops like a hawk from a stony tower?"
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her laughter.
(c) Her dancing.
(d) Her singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XLVI, what is the "one wave" Neruda chooses?

2. What does Neruda propose he and Matilde do at the end of Sonnet LXXVIII?

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

4. In Sonnet LXXIII, what word does Neruda use to describe the woman who "rose like a fish from the abyss?"

5. In Sonnet XXVI, which of Matilde's qualities does Neruda say the earth has imitated?

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