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

2. What did Jim sell to buy Della's gift?
(a) His watch.
(b) His ring.
(c) His coat.
(d) His hair.

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

4. What does Della tell Jim she could not live through when he arrives home in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) She could not live through Christmas without making a special meal.
(b) She could not live through Christmas without getting him a gift.
(c) She could not live through Christmas without calling his mother.
(d) She could not live through Christmas without putting up a Christmas tree.

5. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?
(a) A pair of new pants.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A new coat.
(d) A pair of socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is offered for Della's hair?

2. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?

3. For how long does Della shop for a gift for Jim after selling her hair?

4. What does Della do after counting her money in the beginning of "The Gift of the Magi"?

5. How much money has Della saved up in the opening of "The Gift of the Magi"?

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