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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sir Gawain do when he sees "the lady" sitting on his bed on the first morning of the hunt?
(a) Curses.
(b) Kisses her.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Crosses himself.

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

3. What animal do the hunters come across on the third hunting day?
(a) A gazelle.
(b) A fox.
(c) A stag.
(d) A bear.

4. Who does Pearl tell the narrator to seek as his friend?
(a) Earth.
(b) No one.
(c) Her.
(d) God.

5. What dos the "lady of the castle" bring to Sir Gawain on his first night?
(a) Grains.
(b) Bread.
(c) Wine.
(d) Meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the lady" wish to teach Sir Gawain on the second hunting day?

2. Where does the narrator say that Paradise is in stanza twelve of "Pearl"?

3. What does Sir Gawain give to "the lord" on the night of the second hunt?

4. What gift does Sir Gawain refuse from "the lady" on the third hunting day?

5. What encrusts the circlet on Sir Gawain's helmet?

(see the answer key)

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