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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 XL, what month does Neruda say "trembled like a butterfly?"
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) June.

2. In Sonnet XC, what is one thing Neruda does NOT say is meaningless after death?
(a) Love.
(b) Friendship.
(c) His books.
(d) Treasures.

3. In Sonnet XLII, what does Neruda NOT use to describe daylight?
(a) Fire.
(b) Bees.
(c) Glass.
(d) A yellow rock.

4. In Sonnet XCVIII, what does Neruda say silences the word in the poem?
(a) His brooding love.
(b) His jealous love.
(c) Matilde's shyness.
(d) His pride.

5. In Sonnet XIII, what food does Neruda use to describe Matilde?
(a) Rice.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Bread.
(d) Olives.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XCV, what does Neruda describe as "the light that endures," and as a "irrevocable delicate thorn?"

2. In Sonnet VII, what does Neruda say he can see in Matilde's life?

3. In Sonnet XXVII, Neruda says that Matilde is "as blue as the night" of what country?

4. According to Sonnet LXII, what is the only thing that Neruda and Matilde want and which is overshadowed by others?

5. In Sonnet X, what is Matilde doing as Neruda admires her beauty?

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