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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XCI - C.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XCII, what does Neruda force himself not to contemplate?
(a) The lovers having to part.
(b) Losing his memories of Matilde as he ages.
(c) One lover dying and leaving the other behind.
(d) The crippling effects of age.

2. In Sonnet XCV, what does Neruda describe as "the light that endures," and as a "irrevocable delicate thorn?"
(a) Mortality.
(b) The beauty of life.
(c) He and Matilde, and the love they share.
(d) The power of death.

3. In Sonnet LII, what does Matilde do that causes the whole earth to sing?
(a) She walks.
(b) She sings.
(c) She dances.
(d) She breathes.

4. What happens to Neruda in Sonnet XC that he says makes him feel "the cold up close?"
(a) He thought he was dying.
(b) He fell into the ocean.
(c) He thought Matilde was dying.
(d) He thought Matilde had left him.

5. In Sonnet XIV, what does Neruda say Italians call Matilde?
(a) Medusa.
(b) Venus.
(c) Athena.
(d) Nike.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which image does Neruda NOT use to describe Matilde in Sonnet XXIX?

2. In Sonnet XCIII, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if she dies before him?

3. In Sonnet XCI, what does Neruda say covers himself and Matilde "like drizzle?"

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

5. In Sonnet LXXIV, Neruda describes a road that is "wet with the waters" of what month?

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