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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXXXI - XC.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda say "fly and make their white creations?"
(a) Neruda's poems.
(b) Matilde's hands.
(c) Neruda's thoughts.
(d) Matilde's feet.

2. What does Neruda look for in Sonnet XI?
(a) Matilde's body.
(b) Isla Negra.
(c) Matilde's home.
(d) A love letter.

3. In Sonnet XXXII, what starts the morning with "its truths scrambled" and that "drifts like a poor little boat?"
(a) The city.
(b) The sea.
(c) The house.
(d) The sun.

4. In Sonnet XIII, what phrase does Neruda insist does NOT describe Matilde?
(a) "Pale fire."
(b) "Chilly silver."
(c) "Burning gold."
(d) "Purple shadow."

5. In Sonnet LXXI, Neruda says that love is like what kind of city?
(a) A lunatic city.
(b) A crowded city.
(c) A destroyed city.
(d) An abandoned city.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXIII, what flower does Neruda say is "smearing around its bruised secrets?"

2. In Sonnet LI, Matilde's laugh reminds Neruda of what kind of tree?

3. In Sonnet XIII, what food does Neruda use to describe Matilde?

4. In Sonnet LVIII, where does Neruda go while he is "singing with the wind?"

5. In Sonnet XXXI, where do Neruda and Matilde wander "like other country people?"

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