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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prey is forbidden to be slain by "the lord"?
(a) HInds.
(b) Bucks.
(c) Does.
(d) Foxes.

2. What must the narrator of "Pearl" do to get over his sorrow? (Stanza twenty-nine)
(a) Leave.
(b) Steal her back.
(c) Forget her.
(d) Abide his doom.

3. According to Pearl in the twenty-seventh stanza, where will the narrator find a lair?
(a) In her arms.
(b) In dust.
(c) In clay.
(d) In wind.

4. On the morning that Sir Gawain leaves, what is the first thing that he asks for?
(a) A blessing.
(b) His armor.
(c) His sword.
(d) The axe.

5. What kind of cliff does the narrator of "Pearl" say "beams in splendour"?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Diamond.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is the third hunt to fall on?

2. What color is the gown that the child wears in stanza fourteen of "Pearl"?

3. What animal do the hunters come across on the third hunting day?

4. In the third stanza of "Pearl," what color do blossoms pale?

5. What type of dogs hunt on the first day's hunt?

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