Warming Her Pearls Quizzes

Warming Her Pearls Quiz

1 To whom do the pearls belong?

The mistress's mother

The speaker's mistress

The speaker

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

The mistress dances with men

The maid brushes her mistress's hair

The maid imagines her mistress from her bed

The maid undresses her mistress
3 Who does the speaker see in the looking-glass?

Her mistress

The lord

A tall, anonymous man

Herself
4 What fabrics does the mistress choose between?

Silk and taffeta

Velvet and taffeta

Silk and satin

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

The maid sends her mistress off to the dance
6 What do "tall men" notice when dancing with the speaker's mistress?

The fabric of the mistress's dress

The mistress's French perfume

A faint, persistent scent

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

Her hand

A piece of taffeta

A feather

A rabbit's foot
8 What does the speaker see in the looking-glass?

The rabbit foot, a symbol of good luck

The pearl necklace on her neck

Her mistress

Herself
9 How do the "soft blush" and "indolent sigh" connect?

The speaker compares the first to the second

Both are in the speaker's imagination

The mistress blushes and sighs

The mistress blushes, while the speaker 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 _________

carefully

clumsily

willingly

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

Her mistress's

The speaker's

An imaginary woman'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 the basement

In her own home

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?

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?

Blue

Red

Yellow

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

because

as though

when

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

The mistress's hair

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?

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 mistress's

A different servant's

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

In her own pocket

On her mistress's wrist

Around her mistress's neck

In their case
25 Who in this poem is "puzzled?"

The mistress

The mistress's mother

The "tall men," the mistress's suitors

The speaker

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