Warming Her Pearls Quizzes

Warming Her Pearls Quiz

1 To whom do the pearls belong?
The mistress's mother

One of the tall men

The speaker

The speaker's mistress
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 undresses her mistress

The maid brushes her mistress's hair
3 Who does the speaker see in the looking-glass?
The lord

Her mistress

Herself

A tall, anonymous man
4 What fabrics does the mistress choose between?
Silk and taffeta

Velvet and satin

Silk and satin

Velvet and taffeta
5 What happens at the very end of the poem?
The maid sends her mistress off to the dance

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

The speaker lies in bed, thinking of her mistress

The maid tries to steal the necklace from her mistress
6 What do "tall men" notice when dancing with the speaker's mistress?
The fabric of the mistress's dress

A faint, persistent scent

The mistress's French perfume

The mistress's beauty
7 What does the speaker use to dust her mistress's shoulders?
A piece of taffeta

A rabbit's foot

A feather

Her hand
8 What does the speaker see in the looking-glass?
Herself

The pearl necklace on her neck

The rabbit foot, a symbol of good luck

Her mistress
9 How do the "soft blush" and "indolent sigh" connect?
The speaker compares the first to the second

The mistress blushes, while the speaker sighs

Both are in the speaker's imagination

The mistress blushes and sighs
10 What burns the speaker?
The pearls that she has stolen in her pocket

The thought of her mistress dancing with men

Her mistress’s rejection

The pearls’ absence
11 She fans herself whilst I work _________
willingly

clumsily

carefully

slowly
12 Whose "red lips" are mentioned in the poem?
Her mistress's

An imaginary woman's

The speaker's

The tall men
13 The speaker is waiting in her mistress's room when she returns.

False

True
14 Where does the speaker sleep?
In her own home

In the basement

In the attic

In her mistress's room
15 What does the speaker imagine happening in her mistress's room after she comes home from dancing?
The pearls cooling

Her mistress brushing her own hair

A man from the dance coming home with her
16 What color is the room that the mistress rests in?
Red

Blue

Cream

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

when

for

because
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 mistress's hair

The mistress's belt

The pearl necklace

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?
New

Full

Bright

Crescent
22 The maid attends the dance with her mistress.
False

True
23 Whose "slim hand" is mentioned in the poem?
The mistress's

A different servant's

The maid's
24 Where does the speaker imagine placing the pearls?
On her mistress's wrist

In their case

Around her mistress's neck

In her own pocket
25 Who in this poem is "puzzled?"
The mistress's mother

The mistress

The "tall men," the mistress's suitors

The speaker

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