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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. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) $1.96.
(b) $4.23.
(c) $1.87.
(d) $5.24.

2. What are the most significant symbols in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) The combs and the watch-chain.
(b) The hair shop and the jewelry store.
(c) The ring and the necklace.
(d) The cat and the apartment building.

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

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

5. To what is Della's hair compared when she lets it down in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A falling stream.
(b) A sea of jellyfish.
(c) A snowy lake.
(d) A peacock's feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Della's hair described in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

2. How long is it until Christmas in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

3. How is Della's coat described?

4. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. When Della lets down her hair in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi" it is said to almost create what?

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