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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the friend Neruda mentions in Sonnet L?
(a) Cotapos.
(b) Jiminez.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Antonio.

2. In Sonnet XI, what predator does Neruda use to describe himself?
(a) A leopard.
(b) A lion.
(c) A puma.
(d) A hyena.

3. In Sonnet LV, what does Neruda NOT say attacks "the honied contentment" of love?
(a) Shattered glass.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Thorns.
(d) Fights.

4. In Sonnet LXXVII, what does time sprinkle in Matilde's heart?
(a) Seeds.
(b) Flour.
(c) Water.
(d) Petals.

5. What is the house in Sonnet LXXV doing when Neruda and Matilde return to it?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Yawning.
(d) Weeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XXVIII, what sprouts in Neruda and Matilde's "stable place?"

2. In Sonnet IV, what are some "Gifts from the earth" Neruda asks Matilde to remember?

3. In Sonnet LXVI, what is the reason Neruda says he will die?

4. What is Matilde doing in Sonnet LXXX?

5. What does Neruda look for in Sonnet XI?

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