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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 XCI, what does Neruda say covers himself and Matilde "like drizzle?"
(a) Death.
(b) Patience.
(c) Age.
(d) Fear.

2. In Sonnet XCIV, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if he dies before her?
(a) He asks her to remarry.
(b) He asks her to pray for his soul.
(c) He asks her to start writing poetry.
(d) He asks her to carry on and live fully.

3. According to Sonnet LIX, what harasses "Poor unlucky poets?"
(a) Happiness and sadness.
(b) Order and chaos.
(c) LIfe and death.
(d) Nature and mankind.

4. In Sonnet LVI, what word does Neruda say fills the world with doves?
(a) "Matilde."
(b) "Amor."
(c) "Cariño."
(d) "Love."

5. In Sonnet LXIV, what malady of Neruda's does Matilde cure?
(a) A heart of stone.
(b) A cynical mind.
(c) A crushing loneliness.
(d) A broken heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXXVII, what does time sprinkle in Matilde's heart?

2. In Sonnet LXVIII, where did the girl whose story Neruda is telling come from?

3. In Sonnet LXX, what wounds Neruda?

4. In Sonnet LXXI, what season does Neruda desire to escape from?

5. In Sonnet LXIV, love tints Neruda's life what color?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the figurehead in Sonnet LxVIII appear to do that prompts Neruda to write about her?

2. In Sonnet LXXXIX, what does Neruda want Matilde to do when he dies? Why does he want her to do this?

3. What does Neruda write are the effects of modern society's infatuation with flying in Sonnet XCVII?

4. How does Neruda describe his homeland in Sonnet LXIII?

5. In Sonnet LX, what effect do Neruda's trials and sorrows have on Matilde?

6. What are Neruda and Matilde looking for in Sonnet XCV, and what do they plan to do once they find it?

7. How does Neruda contrast cold and warmth in Sonnet LXXXVIII?

8. Why does Neruda feel sorry for the "poor unlucky poets" in Sonnet LIX?

9. What is unusual about the images of winter and cold in Sonnet LXXIV?

10. in Sonnet LXIX, what does Neruda say is the possible definition of "nothingness?"

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