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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 does Della have left when she returns home from purchasing Jim's watch chain?
(a) Six dollars.
(b) Two dollars.
(c) 87 cents.
(d) One dollar.

2. What has Jim bought Della for Christmas?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) Hair combs.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A gold ring.

3. To whose shop does Della go to sell her hair?
(a) Madame Sofronie's shop.
(b) Madame Richmond's shop.
(c) Madame Lemonds's shop.
(d) Madame Montpellier's shop.

4. How much is the cost of the room where Della and Jim live?
(a) $20 per week.
(b) $5 per week.
(c) $15 per week.
(d) $8 per week.

5. What literary term applies to a device wherein the author steps away from the narrative to speak directly to the reader?
(a) Authorial intrusion.
(b) Omniscient intrusion.
(c) Extrication.
(d) Literary allusion.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The gifts that Della and Jim are revealed to have bought for one another are an example of what literary device?

4. What does the narrator say Jim needs in "The Gift of the Magi"?

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

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