Warming Her Pearls Quizzes

Warming Her Pearls Quiz

1 To whom do the pearls belong?

One of the tall men

The speaker

The speaker's mistress

The mistress's mother
2 Which of the following does NOT happen in the evening described in the poem?

The maid undresses her mistress

The maid brushes her mistress's hair

The maid imagines her mistress from her bed

The mistress dances with men
3 Who does the speaker see in the looking-glass?

A tall, anonymous man

Her mistress

Herself

The lord
4 What fabrics does the mistress choose between?

Velvet and satin

Velvet and taffeta

Silk and taffeta

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

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

The speaker lies in bed, thinking of her mistress
6 What do "tall men" notice when dancing with the speaker's mistress?

The mistress's beauty

A faint, persistent scent

The fabric of the mistress's dress

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

A rabbit's foot

Her hand

A piece of taffeta

A feather
8 What does the speaker see in the looking-glass?

Her mistress

Herself

The rabbit foot, a symbol of good luck

The pearl necklace on her neck
9 How do the "soft blush" and "indolent sigh" connect?

Both are in the speaker's imagination

The mistress blushes, while the speaker sighs

The speaker compares the first to the second

The mistress blushes and sighs
10 What burns the speaker?

Her mistress’s rejection

The pearls’ absence

The thought of her mistress dancing with men

The pearls that she has stolen in her pocket
11 She fans herself whilst I work _________

carefully

willingly

slowly

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

An imaginary woman's

The tall men

The speaker's

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 her mistress's room

In her own home

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

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?

Yellow

Blue

Red

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

for

as though

because

when
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 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?

Bright

New

Crescent

Full
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 her own pocket

Around her mistress's neck

On her mistress's wrist

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

The speaker

The mistress

The "tall men," the mistress's suitors

The mistress's mother

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