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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet IV, what are some "Gifts from the earth" Neruda asks Matilde to remember?
(a) Mists, rain, the sun, sand, waves.
(b) Smells, clay, weeds and roots, thorns.
(c) Butterflies, trees, trails, animals.
(d) Jaguars, lakes, trees.

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

3. In Sonnet IX, Neruda contrasts the love between himself and Matilde with what natural formation?
(a) A cliff by the sea.
(b) A landslide.
(c) An erupting volcano.
(d) A cloud.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept of time does Neruda decide to focus on in Sonnet XLIX?

2. In Sonnet XI, what predator does Neruda use to describe himself?

3. In Sonnet LXVIII, where did the girl whose story Neruda is telling come from?

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

5. In Sonnet XII, what does Neruda describe by relating it to a journey?

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