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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many knights came to see Lady Heurodis as she slept beneath the tree?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. How many knights does the "king" bring with him after Lady Heurodis refuses to see him?
(a) Over a hundred.
(b) 40.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

3. What happens as Lady Heurodis awakens from her nap under the tree?
(a) She cries.
(b) She goes mad.
(c) She wrings her hands.
(d) All of these listed.

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

5. What color is the gown that the child wears in stanza fourteen of "Pearl"?
(a) White.
(b) Gold.
(c) Pearl.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "the lord" promise Sir Gawain if he goes to the Green Chapel?

2. According to "Sir Orfeo," what do most men sing about?

3. After he finds out that the Green Knight knows his secret, what does Sir Gawain hold in his heart?

4. What makes the narrator of "Pearl" want to call to the girl sitting at the base of the cliff?

5. What kind of gems does the girl have on her majestic robes in "Pearl"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sir Gawain not heed the advice of "the lord"?

2. What happens when Sir Orfeo plays his harp in the woods?

3. Why does the Green Knight get angry at Sir Gawain when he delivers his first blow to Sir Gawain?

4. What does Pearl say will happen if the narrator accepts God's plan for him?

5. What happens when Sir Orfeo sees Lady Heurodis on horseback?

6. Describe the gown worn by Pearl.

7. What is Sir Orfeo known for?

8. What does Sir Gawain do on New Year's day as he rises?

9. According to Pearl, why has God called her?

10. When Lady Heurodis disappears, what does Sir Orfeo do?

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