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