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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Pearl" say came "in secret hour"?
(a) A golden maiden.
(b) The sweetest song.
(c) A whispering wind.
(d) A new pearl.

2. What does Christ "bade" the narrator of "Pearl" to do in stanza five?
(a) "Be fast."
(b) "Be fearful."
(c) "Be light."
(d) "Be comforted."

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

4. What makes the narrator of "Pearl" want to call to the girl sitting at the base of the cliff?
(a) Concern.
(b) Lust.
(c) Desire.
(d) Fear.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "Pearl" narrator say "was present, I did surmise"?

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

3. What color are the Green Knights spurs?

4. On what does the Green Knight rest after he deals his one blow to Sir Gawain?

5. Whom does "the lord" say will sit with Sir Gawain while he is away?

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