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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the house in Sonnet LXXV doing when Neruda and Matilde return to it?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Weeping.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Yawning.

2. Why does Neruda state that he does not love Matilde in Sonnet XLIV?
(a) Because she is too complex to love fully.
(b) So he can love her more in the future.
(c) So she can remain an individual.
(d) Because he can not grasp her beauty.

3. In Sonnet XXX, what is the lost object that Neruda says no one will retrieve?
(a) His spirit.
(b) His passion.
(c) His voice.
(d) His heart.

4. What is the name of the friend Neruda mentions in Sonnet L?
(a) Cotapos.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Jiminez.
(d) Miguel.

5. In Sonnet XLVIII, what does Neruda say two happy lovers make?
(a) A song.
(b) Wine.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda describes Matilde as being as simple as what object?

3. What time of day is described in Sonnet LXXIX?

4. In Sonnet XXI, what season does Neruda say he does not want to go "one moment more without?"

5. In Sonnet LXXV, what does Neruda say the house has forgotten how to do?

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