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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXI - LXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Neruda mention in Sonnet XXXVII as being the "only" thing that Matilde could use to conquer him?
(a) Matilde's persistence.
(b) Matilde's strength.
(c) Matilde's simplicity.
(d) Matilde's delicacy.

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

3. In Sonnet XXXIV, what does Neruda say can "push back the shadows" and enable Matilde to sleep?
(a) The silence of the wilderness.
(b) Neruda's arms.
(c) Neruda's voice.
(d) The sound of the sea.

4. In Sonnet XXX, Neruda says that Matilde has hair as thick as what kind of tree?
(a) A banyan.
(b) A larch.
(c) An oak.
(d) A pine.

5. In Sonnet LXVIII, where did the girl whose story Neruda is telling come from?
(a) She came from the South.
(b) She came from the heavens.
(c) She came from Isla Negra.
(d) She came from a ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LVI, what word does Neruda say fills the world with doves?

2. What opposites does Neruda NOT consider in Sonnet LXVI?

3. In Sonnet IX, Neruda contrasts the love between himself and Matilde with what natural formation?

4. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say gives Matilde its "crystalline proportions?"

5. In Sonnet VII, what does Neruda say reminds him of Matilde's eyes?

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