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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pearl.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Pearl," where does the narrator lose his pearl?
(a) In the forest.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) In a field.
(d) In a garden.

2. What does "the lord" give to Sir Gawain on the night of the second hunt?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A boar's head.
(c) A fox's tail.
(d) A doe's heart.

3. How many years has it been, according to a knight after the first day's hunt, since such a grand spoil has been taken at hunting?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

4. What is the last word in "Pearl"?
(a) Amen.
(b) Love.
(c) God.
(d) Mighty.

5. In the third stanza of "Pearl," what color do blossoms pale?
(a) White and blue.
(b) Blue and red.
(c) Yellow and green.
(d) Violet and yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do "the lord" and Sir Gawain promise to give to each other?

2. While the narrator of "Pearl" stares at the girl, what does he compare himself to?

3. What does Sir Gawain receive just before he leaves to find the Green Knight?

4. What does Sir Gawain receive from "the lady" as she leaves his room on the first day of the hunt?

5. What color glitters from the carpet that Sir Gawain steps upon before he leaves to find the Green Knight?

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