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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 LVII, who is defeated by the love between Matilde and Neruda's love?
(a) People who gossip about and slander Neruda.
(b) Neruda's political opponents.
(c) Neruda's literary critics.
(d) Neruda's romantic rivals.

2. What is the season that Neruda describes in Sonnet LXXXV?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

3. In Sonnet LXXXVII, Neruda contemplates the "ceaseless origins" of which human emotion?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Love.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

4. In Sonnet LIV, what two things does Neruda describe as being "like two wings?"
(a) Matilde's feet.
(b) The mind and love.
(c) Matilde's hands.
(d) Lovers' passion and love.

5. In Sonnet XCVI, what does Neruda say the "cruel gods" wear?
(a) Wigs.
(b) Jackets.
(c) Spectacles.
(d) Watches.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sonnet LX, what is Neruda afraid has wounded Matilde?

2. In Sonnet LXXXIX, why does Neruda want Matilde to live on after he has died?

3. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda say "fly and make their white creations?"

4. In Sonnet C, what do Neruda and Matilde share that Neruda calls "victorious?"

5. In Sonnet LXXI, Neruda says that love is like what kind of city?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Neruda describe Matilde's laugh in Sonnet LI?

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

3. Why does Neruda urge Matilde to sleep in Sonnet LXXXIX?

4. What defeats envy and rancor in Sonnet LVI?

5. In Sonnet XCIII, why does Neruda ask Matilde to leave her mouth half-open if she should die before him?

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

7. In Sonnet LV, what attacks the "honied contentment" Matilde and Neruda share?

8. In Sonnet XCII, what does Neruda choose to contemplate instead of the inevitable death of either himself or Matilde?

9. In Sonnet LXXXIII, where is Matilde as she sleeps -- both in body and in spirit?

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

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