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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 LXII, what overshadows the love between Neruda and Matilde?
(a) The pain of every day life.
(b) Sickness and death.
(c) Neruda's jealousy.
(d) People who hate love.

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

3. In Sonnet LIX, what does Neruda say is the only reason that people defame poets?
(a) Poetry is not respected as an art form.
(b) Their work belongs to the people, not themselves.
(c) The nature of poetry leaves it open to interpretation.
(d) They are dead and cannot defend themselves.

4. What does Neruda NOT say "should all sleep" in Sonnet LXXXI?
(a) Work.
(b) Pain.
(c) Love.
(d) Anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Sonnet LXX, which of Neruda's emotions is revealed after he is wounded?

2. In Sonnet XCIX, in what form does Neruda say his heart will exist after he is long dead?

3. In Sonnet XCIV, what does Neruda ask Matilde to do if he dies before her?

4. What is the painter in Sonnet LXXVI painting?

5. What image does Neruda NOT use to describe the sleeping lovers in Sonnet LXXXIV?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Neruda feel about himself and his poetry in Sonnet LVIII?

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

4. Why does Neruda write, "Woe is me, woe is me" at the beginning of Sonnet LXII?

5. What does Neruda ask of the "four-sided constellation" in Sonnet LXXXVI?

6. Who are the man and woman in Sonnet LXXIII, and what do they arm themselves against? Are they successful in fending off their enemy?

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

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

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

10. What defeats envy and rancor in Sonnet LVI?

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