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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Gift of the Magi".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Jim would have done if a king had lived in the same home as he and Della?
(a) Worked as his jester.
(b) Killed his servants.
(c) Looked at his watch every time they met.
(d) Called out for his servants to serve the king.

2. How does the narrator describe Jim and Della in the end of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) Two children who were tired.
(b) Two children who were not wise.
(c) Two children who were selfish.
(d) Two children who were disappointed.

3. What does the narrator say that large-hearted giving can leave behind?
(a) Deep marks.
(b) Bitter resentments.
(c) Sorrowful regrets.
(d) Traces of glory.

4. What is Della said to look wonderfully like after cutting her hair?
(a) A schoolboy.
(b) An old maid.
(c) A fairy.
(d) An elf.

5. On what floor is the hair shop described as being?
(a) The basement.
(b) The second floor.
(c) The first floor.
(d) The third floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the design of the watch chain described?

2. How much money does Della pay for Jim's watch chain?

3. What is Jim and Della's last name?

4. The narrator says in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" that Della knows that her hair is more beautiful than what?

5. How is the proprietor of the hair shop described?

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