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's mistress

The speaker
2 Which of the following does NOT happen in the evening described in the poem?

The maid brushes her mistress's hair

The mistress dances with men

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

A tall, anonymous man

Herself

The lord
4 What fabrics does the mistress choose between?

Silk and satin

Velvet and satin

Silk and taffeta

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

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

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

A faint, persistent scent

The fabric of the mistress's dress

The mistress's beauty

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

Her hand

A rabbit's foot

A feather

A piece of taffeta
8 What does the speaker see in the looking-glass?

The rabbit foot, a symbol of good luck

Herself

The pearl necklace on her neck

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

The mistress blushes, while the speaker sighs

Both are in the speaker's imagination

The mistress blushes and sighs

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

The pearls’ absence

The thought of her mistress dancing with men

The pearls that she has stolen in her pocket

Her mistress’s rejection
11 She fans herself whilst I work _________

carefully

slowly

willingly

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

The tall men

Her mistress's

The speaker's

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

True

False
14 Where does the speaker sleep?

In her own home

In her mistress's room

In the basement

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

The pearls cooling

A man from the dance coming home with her

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

Cream

Red

Yellow

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

as though

because

when

for
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

One of the mistress's fabrics

The mistress's belt

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

True

False
21 How does the speaker describe the moon?

Full

New

Crescent

Bright
22 The maid attends the dance with her mistress.

True

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

The maid's

The mistress's

A different servant's
24 Where does the speaker imagine placing the pearls?

In her own pocket

In their case

Around her mistress's neck

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

The "tall men," the mistress's suitors

The speaker

The mistress

The mistress's mother

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