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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Sonnet LXVII, where is the origin of the rain that falls on Isla Negra?
2. In Sonnet LVI, what does Neruda say is exhausted by his songs?
3. In Sonnet LXXIII, what word does Neruda use to describe the woman who "rose like a fish from the abyss?"
4. In Sonnet LXXXVIII, what month does Neruda say "returns with its secret light?"
5. In Sonnet LIII, what does Neruda NOT cite as "a man's needs, and a woman's?"
Short Essay Questions
1. What are Neruda and Matilde looking for in Sonnet LXXI?
2. What does Neruda ask of the "four-sided constellation" in Sonnet LXXXVI?
3. In Sonnet LXXXIII, where is Matilde as she sleeps -- both in body and in spirit?
4. What does the figurehead in Sonnet LxVIII appear to do that prompts Neruda to write about her?
5. How does Neruda feel about himself and his poetry in Sonnet LVIII?
6. How does Neruda respond to his critics and those who gossip about him in Sonnet LVII?
7. In Sonnet XCI, what overshadows the life that he gives to Matilde "like a swelling cluster of fruit?"
8. In Sonnet LXXII, what causes Neruda to exclaim, "Let's go -- get up -- pin back your hair -- take off and land?"
9. Who are the man and woman in Sonnet LXXIII, and what do they arm themselves against? Are they successful in fending off their enemy?
10. Why does Neruda write, "Woe is me, woe is me" at the beginning of Sonnet LXII?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Neruda's poetry is packed with images from nature, and nature plays a dominant role in most of Neruda's sonnets.
1) Trace the importance of nature through Neruda's 100 Sonnets. What are some concepts that nature symbolizes? Some concepts one may want to consider include the relationship between nature and Matilde, nature and love, nature and Neruda's childhood, etc.
2) Choose at least three concepts or objects discussed in Part 1, and analyze the relationships between those objects and nature. Provide an in-depth assessment of those images and concepts, using specific examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the importance of the forest in Neruda's poems. Topics one may want to consider include the forest's effect on Neruda, its role in developing Neruda and Matilde as characters, and the concepts or moods the forest symbolizes in various poems. Be sure to include specific examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
In many poems, Neruda ascribes life-giving or healing properties to Matilde. Describe Matilde's role as a healer or life-bringer throughout the 100 Sonnets. Be sure to use specific examples from the text.
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