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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the lord whose castle Sir Gawain arrives at after praying to the Blessed Virgin?
(a) He gives no name.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Ulric.
(d) Cloister.

2. On the third hunting day, what saint does Sir Gawain swear to that he holds no love for any woman?
(a) Mary.
(b) John.
(c) Peter.
(d) Mark.

3. Why does "the lady" believe that Sir Gawain refuses her last gift to him?
(a) Because it looks poor.
(b) Because it is personal.
(c) Because he does not like her.
(d) Because it is green.

4. How many miles away is the Green Chapel from "the lord's" castle?
(a) Half a mile.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pearl tell the narrator to seek as his friend?

2. How does the narrator of "Pearl" describe the forehead of the girl he wishes to call to?

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

4. What does "the lord" wish Sir Gawain to do while he is at his castle?

5. Why does Sir Gawain refuse to stay at "the lord's" castle longer than he has already?

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