Warming Her Pearls Quizzes

Warming Her Pearls Quiz

1 To whom do the pearls belong?

One of the tall men

The speaker

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 imagines her mistress from her bed

The mistress dances with men

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

Her mistress

Herself

The lord

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

Velvet and satin

Silk and taffeta

Velvet and taffeta

Silk and satin
5 What happens at the very end of the poem?

The speaker lies in bed, thinking of her mistress

The maid sends her mistress off to the dance

The maid tries to steal the necklace from her mistress

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 French perfume

The mistress's beauty

The fabric of the mistress's dress

A faint, persistent scent
7 What does the speaker use to dust her mistress's shoulders?

A piece of taffeta

A feather

Her hand

A rabbit's foot
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?

The mistress blushes, while the speaker sighs

The speaker compares the first to the second

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

Her mistress’s rejection

The thought of her mistress dancing with men

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

willingly

slowly

carefully

clumsily
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 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

The pearls cooling

Her mistress brushing her own hair
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."

for

when

because

as though
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?

One of the mistress's fabrics

The mistress's hair

The mistress's belt

The pearl necklace
20 The speaker attends the ball with her mistress.

False

True
21 How does the speaker describe the moon?

Full

New

Crescent

Bright
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?

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 speaker

The mistress's mother

The "tall men," the mistress's suitors

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