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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through LXXI - LXXX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Neruda say in Sonnet LVIII "snapped at his honest heels" with "sharp little teeth?"
(a) Literature.
(b) Self-doubt.
(c) Academia.
(d) Poetry.

2. In Sonnet XVII, what does Neruda say about the way he loves Matilde?
(a) He loves her without knowing how or why he does so.
(b) He loves her because he was born to do so.
(c) He loves her because of her intense beauty.
(d) He loves her because they were made for each other.

3. In Sonnet II, what ultimately brings Neruda and Matilde together?
(a) The country.
(b) Their love.
(c) Their loneliness.
(d) Fate.

4. In Sonnet XLI, what does Neruda hint will bring an end to the "rough times" he describes?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Wind.
(c) Spring.
(d) Love.

5. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say is exhausted by his songs?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Envy.
(c) Mistrust.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXX, what wounds Neruda?

2. In Sonnet LV, what does Neruda say that even love cannot shelter himself and Matilde from?

3. In Sonnet XXXVI, what item does Neruda NOT name as one of Matilde's "weapons?"

4. In Sonnet LXIII, what land does Neruda call "savage" and "deadly?"

5. What is the house in Sonnet LXXV doing when Neruda and Matilde return to it?

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