Warming Her Pearls Quizzes

Warming Her Pearls Quiz

1 To whom do the pearls belong?

The mistress's mother

The speaker

The speaker's mistress

One of the tall men
2 Which of the following does NOT happen in the evening described in the poem?

The maid imagines her mistress from her bed

The maid brushes her mistress's hair

The mistress dances with men

The maid undresses her mistress
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 satin

Silk and taffeta

Silk and satin

Velvet and taffeta
5 What happens at the very end of the poem?

The maid tries to steal the necklace from her mistress

The mistress comes home to the speaker, who helps her undress

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 mistress's beauty

A faint, persistent scent

The fabric of the mistress's dress
7 What does the speaker use to dust her mistress's shoulders?

Her hand

A rabbit's foot

A piece of taffeta

A feather
8 What does the speaker see in the looking-glass?

The rabbit foot, a symbol of good luck

Herself

Her mistress

The pearl necklace on her neck
9 How do the "soft blush" and "indolent sigh" connect?

Both are in the speaker's imagination

The mistress blushes and sighs

The mistress blushes, while the speaker sighs

The speaker compares the first to the second
10 What burns the speaker?

Her mistress’s rejection

The pearls that she has stolen in her pocket

The pearls’ absence

The thought of her mistress dancing with men
11 She fans herself whilst I work _________

slowly

carefully

clumsily

willingly
12 Whose "red lips" are mentioned in the poem?

The speaker's

The tall men

Her mistress's

An imaginary woman's
13 The speaker is waiting in her mistress's room when she returns.

False

True
14 Where does the speaker sleep?

In the basement

In the attic

In her own home

In her mistress's room
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

The pearls cooling

Her mistress brushing her own hair
16 What color is the room that the mistress rests in?

Blue

Yellow

Cream

Red
17 "In her looking-glass/my red lips part _________ I want to speak."

when

as though

because

for
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 belt

The pearl necklace

One of the mistress's fabrics

The mistress's hair
20 The speaker attends the ball with her mistress.

True

False
21 How does the speaker describe the moon?

Full

Bright

Crescent

New
22 The maid attends the dance with her mistress.

True

False
23 Whose "slim hand" is mentioned in the poem?

The maid's

A different servant's

The mistress's
24 Where does the speaker imagine placing the pearls?

Around her mistress's neck

In their case

In her own pocket

On her mistress's wrist
25 Who in this poem is "puzzled?"

The mistress

The "tall men," the mistress's suitors

The mistress's mother

The speaker

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