Warming Her Pearls

To whom do the pearls belong?

• THE SPEAKER'S MISTRESS

• ONE OF THE TALL MEN

• THE MISTRESS' MOTHER

• THE SPEAKER

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

Who does the speaker see in the looking-glass?

• HER MISTRESS

• HERSELF

• THE LORD

• A TALL, ANONYMOUS MAN

What fabrics does the mistress choose between?

• VELVET AND SATIN

• SILK AND SATIN

• SILK AND TAFFETA

• VELVET AND TAFFETA

What happens at the very end of the poem?

• THE MAID TRIES TO STEAL THE NECKLACE FROM HER MISTRESS

• THE MISTRESS COMES HOME TO THE SPEAKER, WHO HELPS HER UNDRESS

• THE MAID SENDS HER MISTRESS OFF TO THE DANCE

• THE SPEAKER LIES IN BED, THINKING OF HER MISTRESS

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

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

• A PIECE OF TAFFETA

• HER HAND

• A FEATHER

• A RABBIT'S FOOT

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

• THE MISTRESS BLUSHES, WHILE THE SPEAKER SIGHS

• THE MISTRESS BLUSHES AND SIGHS

• BOTH ARE IN THE SPEAKER'S IMAGINATION

• THE SPEAKER COMPARES THE FIRST TO THE SECOND

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

She fans herself whilst I work _________

• CAREFULLY

• SLOWLY

• WILLINGLY

• CLUMSILY