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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Sonnet XL, what is Matilde doing while Neruda watches her from his house?
(a) Walking on the beach.
(b) Swimming in the ocean.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Picking flowers.

2. In Sonnet XXXV, what brings morning and night to Neruda's eyes?
(a) Neruda's insecurities.
(b) Matilde's hands.
(c) Matilde's moods.
(d) Neruda's love.

3. In Sonnet XIII, what phrase does Neruda insist does NOT describe Matilde?
(a) "Purple shadow."
(b) "Burning gold."
(c) "Chilly silver."
(d) "Pale fire."

4. In Sonnet III, Neruda compares "Bitter love" to what two objects?
(a) A hole and a trap.
(b) A drink and a broken glass.
(c) Thorns and a spear.
(d) Knives and a lion.

5. In Sonnet VI, Neruda is lost in a forest and breaks off a twig, hoping for some moisture to ease his thirst. What effect does the twig's scent have on him?
(a) The scent of the twig wounds him.
(b) The scent of the twig makes him angry.
(c) The scent of the twig makes him more thirsty.
(d) The scent of the twig makes him homesick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet XVIII, Neruda says that Matilde moves through the mountains as swiftly as what two objects?

2. In Sonnet XXXIV, Neruda says that Matilde is the daughter of what natural body?

3. In Sonnet XIX, what is Matilde doing before she returns to "the world full of salt and sun?"

4. In Sonnet VII, Neruda's lover finally returns his love. What image does Neruda use to describe his feelings after his love is returned?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What brings night and day to Neruda in Sonnet XXXV?

2. Why does Neruda's description of Matilde's laugh contrast so strongly with her physical appearance in Sonnet L?

3. What obstacles does Neruda and Matilde's love face in Sonnet XXVIII? Does their love survive?

4. How does Neruda describe Matilde's hands in Sonnet XL?

5. What imagery does Neruda use to compare Matilde to bread in Sonnet XIII?

6. What is Neruda looking at in Sonnet XXIV that inspires his phrase, "...so many blues -- heavenly blues, sunken blues --/ our eyes are a little confused?"

7. in Sonnet V, what does Neruda realize after he wanders through the streets "like a man wounded?"

8. What is Neruda's state of being before he meets Matilde in Sonnet XXV?

9. What are some ways Neruda describes Matilde and her house using images related to sound in Sonnet XXXVIII?

10. What images does Neruda use in Sonnet XLVI to explain how he chose Matilde out of any other alternatives?

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