1 To whom do the pearls belong? The speaker One of the tall men The mistress's mother The speaker's mistress 2 Which of the following does NOT happen in the evening described in the poem? The maid brushes her mistress's hair The maid undresses her mistress The mistress dances with men The maid imagines her mistress from her bed 3 Who does the speaker see in the looking-glass? The lord Herself A tall, anonymous man Her mistress 4 What fabrics does the mistress choose between? Velvet and taffeta Silk and satin Silk and taffeta Velvet and satin 5 What happens at the very end of the poem? The mistress comes home to the speaker, who helps her undress The maid tries to steal the necklace from her mistress The speaker lies in bed, thinking of her mistress The maid sends her mistress off to the dance 6 What do "tall men" notice when dancing with the speaker's mistress? The mistress's French perfume The fabric of the mistress's dress A faint, persistent scent The mistress's beauty 7 What does the speaker use to dust her mistress's shoulders? A rabbit's foot Her hand A feather A piece of taffeta 8 What does the speaker see in the looking-glass? The pearl necklace on her neck The rabbit foot, a symbol of good luck Her mistress Herself 9 How do the "soft blush" and "indolent sigh" connect? The mistress blushes, while the speaker sighs Both are in the speaker's imagination The mistress blushes and sighs The speaker compares the first to the second 10 What burns the speaker? The pearls that she has stolen in her pocket The thought of her mistress dancing with men The pearls’ absence Her mistress’s rejection 11 She fans herself whilst I work _________ carefully clumsily slowly willingly 12 Whose "red lips" are mentioned in the poem? An imaginary woman's The tall men Her mistress's The speaker's 13 The speaker is waiting in her mistress's room when she returns. False True 14 Where does the speaker sleep? In her mistress's room In her own home In the basement In the attic 15 What does the speaker imagine happening in her mistress's room after she comes home from dancing? A man from the dance coming home with her Her mistress brushing her own hair The pearls cooling 16 What color is the room that the mistress rests in? Cream Blue Yellow Red 17 "In her looking-glass/my red lips part _________ I want to speak." for as though when because 18 The speaker is associated with coolness, while her mistress is associated with warmth. False True 19 What does "her rope" refer to in this poem? The mistress's hair The pearl necklace The mistress's belt One of the mistress's fabrics 20 The speaker attends the ball with her mistress. True False 21 How does the speaker describe the moon? Crescent Full New Bright 22 The maid attends the dance with her mistress. True False 23 Whose "slim hand" is mentioned in the poem? A different servant's The mistress's The maid's 24 Where does the speaker imagine placing the pearls? In their case Around her mistress's neck On her mistress's wrist In her own pocket 25 Who in this poem is "puzzled?" The mistress The speaker The mistress's mother The "tall men," the mistress's suitors
