1 To whom do the pearls belong? The mistress's mother The speaker's mistress One of the tall men The speaker 2 Which of the following does NOT happen in the evening described in the poem? The maid undresses her mistress The maid imagines her mistress from her bed The maid brushes her mistress's hair The mistress dances with men 3 Who does the speaker see in the looking-glass? A tall, anonymous man Herself The lord Her mistress 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 speaker lies in bed, thinking of her mistress The maid tries to steal the necklace from her mistress The maid sends her mistress off to the dance 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 beauty The fabric of the mistress's dress A faint, persistent scent The mistress's French perfume 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? Herself The rabbit foot, a symbol of good luck The pearl necklace on her neck Her mistress 9 How do the "soft blush" and "indolent sigh" connect? The mistress blushes and sighs The speaker compares the first to the second The mistress blushes, while the speaker sighs Both are in the speaker's imagination 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 willingly clumsily slowly 12 Whose "red lips" are mentioned in the poem? The tall men The speaker's Her mistress's An imaginary woman's 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? Her mistress brushing her own hair The pearls cooling A man from the dance coming home with her 16 What color is the room that the mistress rests in? Blue Cream Yellow Red 17 "In her looking-glass/my red lips part _________ I want to speak." because for as though when 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 One of the mistress's fabrics The mistress's belt The pearl necklace 20 The speaker attends the ball with her mistress. True False 21 How does the speaker describe the moon? New Bright 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 In their case On her mistress's wrist Around her mistress's neck 25 Who in this poem is "puzzled?" The "tall men," the mistress's suitors The speaker The mistress's mother The mistress