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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XXXI - XL.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet III, Neruda compares "Bitter love" to what two objects?
(a) Knives and a lion.
(b) A drink and a broken glass.
(c) Thorns and a spear.
(d) A hole and a trap.

2. In Sonnet XIX, what is Matilde doing before she returns to "the world full of salt and sun?"
(a) Swimming in the ocean.
(b) Hiking in the woods.
(c) Walking down a mountainside.
(d) Walking along the beach.

3. In Sonnet XIX, what insect does Neruda watch and contemplate?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A wasp.
(c) A dragonfly.
(d) A bee.

4. In Sonnet XX, what phrase does Neruda use to describe Matilde?
(a) A "lovely beast."
(b) A "messy chestnut."
(c) A "simple contradiction."
(d) A "harried beauty."

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Neruda look for in Sonnet XI?

3. 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?

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

5. In Sonnet XXXI, what two plants does Neruda use to crown Matilde?

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