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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XXI - XXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XXI, what does Neruda tell Matilde is the reason he cries in his sleep?
(a) He is like a lost child in his dreams.
(b) He dreams about her dying.
(c) He has terrible nightmares.
(d) He dreams about her leaving him.

2. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda imply about the relationship between himself and Matilde?
(a) Their love is so simple that he does not think about it.
(b) Their love is so deep that they are almost the same person.
(c) Their love is fleeting.
(d) Their love is so complex that he must study it.

3. In Sonnets I through X, what flower does Neruda include in his poems' images?
(a) A carnation.
(b) A rose.
(c) An iris.
(d) A sunflower.

4. In Sonnet XXV, which of Matilde's qualities does Neruda say "filled the autumn plentiful with gifts?"
(a) Her patience and her goodness.
(b) Her beauty and her poverty.
(c) Her humility and her serenity.
(d) Her pride and her beauty.

5. In Sonnet XXIII, what does Neruda say will endure even after the end of the world?
(a) Neruda's dreams.
(b) Isla Negra and the sea.
(c) The love between himself and Matilde.
(d) Matilde's beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda says that Matilde is "as blue as the night" of what country?

2. In Sonnet II, Neruda laments that his path to Matilde has been long and lonely. What two obstacles does Neruda say divide him and Matilde?

3. In his dedication, Neruda says that poets before him have written sonnets whose rhymes are like crystal or cannon fire. What does Neruda say his poems are made of?

4. In Sonnet III, Neruda compares "Bitter love" to what two objects?

5. In Sonnet II, what ultimately brings Neruda and Matilde together?

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